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Flamborough Cliffs Nature Reserve

Home to one of the most important seabird colonies in Europe. Flamborough Cliffs are packed with tens of thousands of breeding auks, gannets, gulls and puffins, with a riot of wildflowers, creating a memorable experience throughout spring.

Enjoy peaceful cliff top views and seawatching throughout the year.

Location

Flamborough Cliffs,
North Marine Road

Bridlington
East Riding of Yorkshire
YO15 1BJ

OS Map Reference

North Landing car park - TA238719
Thornwick Bay car park - TA234719

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Know before you go

Size
36 hectares
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Entry fee

Free
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Parking information

Parking available in non-YWT car parks at North Landing and Thornwick Bay, charges apply.
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Grazing animals

Sheep and cattle.
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Walking trails

The King Charles III England Coast Path runs through the reserve.

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Access

Access on foot from car parks. More information below. 

Dogs

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Please pick up after your dog and use a bin. 

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Facilities

Picnic area

When to visit

Opening times

Open at all times

Best time to visit

March to July

About the reserve

Stunning sea views and excellent views of nesting puffins can be seen from the cliff tops from mid May to mid July. (Be sure to join us at our annual Yorkshire Puffin Festival every May/June.) Look out too for fulmar, kittiwake, guillemots and razorbills. It's a great place for bird and sea-watching during spring and autumn migrations.     

Species

Habitat

Contact us

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
Contact number: 01904 659570
Contact email: info@ywt.org.uk
Puffin at Flamborough - Tom Marshall

Puffin at Flamborough - Tom Marshall

Harbour Porpoise

Harbour Porpoise ©Niki Clear

A puffin with a bill full of sandeels

puffin - Adam Jones

Yorkshire's puffins

Beautifully decorated with its multicoloured beak, heavy eyeshadow and distinguished black and white suit, the puffin is easily Yorkshire’s most iconic and charismatic seabird. If you’ve ever seen one, you’ll know it’s hard not to fall for these clifftop characters.

Meet Yorkshire's puffins

Nearby

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Filey Dams Nature Reserve (10 miles) (https://www.ywt.org.uk/nature-reserves/filey-dams-nature-reserve)
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Snakeholm Pastures (15 miles) (https://www.ywt.org.uk/node/393)
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Burton Riggs Nature Reserve (15 miles) (https://www.ywt.org.uk/nature-reserves/burton-riggs-nature-reserve)
Three puffins stood together on a ciff top.

Puffin - (C) Jim Highman

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