Puffin Information Station | Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Our puffin mascot, Cliff sat reading a bedtime story at home.

Puffin information station

Visit our seabird city

START PLANNING YOUR TRIP TODAY

Blink and you’ll miss it – puffins only spend a few months each year in Yorkshire, don’t miss your opportunity to enjoy a puffin adventure on our stunning coastal clifftops.

From spotting guides to a virtual tour, we’ve created a range of free downloadable resources to help you plan your next puffin-tastic adventure at Flamborough Cliffs nature reserve!

When visiting, please help to protect Yorkshire's wildlife and wild places by sticking to paths and trails, keeping your dog on a lead and taking your litter home with you. Thank you.

Downloadable guides

Our puffin mascot, Cliff doing a spot of bird watching at Flamborough's North Landing

Flamborough Cliffs: Self-guided Seabird Spotter

This handy sheet features our top tips for spotting seabirds at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Flamborough Cliffs nature reserve, featuring details of when and where to look and listen - as well as photographs of each species. Perfect for your next visit to the coast!

Start spotting

Our puffin mascot, Cliff holding two handfuls of cuddly puffin toys at our Living Seas Centre at Flamborough South Landing

Flamborough Cliffs: Self-guided family fun

Our downloadable guide features tips and ideas for an adventurous day out at Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Flamborough Cliffs nature reserve for all the family. From rockpooling down on the beach to standing on top of 100ft chalk cliffs looking out for wildlife above, below and out at sea. Capture your memories in the included postcard activity.

Plan your trip

TBC — WildNet - Mike Snelle

Download our puffin quiz

Test your puffin know-how with our Yorkshire Puffin Festival quiz! Family friendly questions feature in the first round but then things start to get a little trickier… Will you get full marks or be wowed by new puffin facts and trivia?!

Our top picks from previous Puffin Festivals

From fun filled family activities to talks from leading wildlife experts, we've got something for everyone.

A puffin in flight with it's wings outstretched and legs dangling at its sides.

Puffin Power

You're not too late! Click to watch this special event for accommodation and tourism providers. Discover how puffins mean business!

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Living Seas Live! Protecting puffins

Join Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Living Seas team as they discuss how the global climate emergency is impacting puffins.

A passion for puffins with Stephen Moss

Missed it? Don't worry! Watch it here and enjoy inspiring and amusing seabird tales from naturalist Stephen Moss and our 'puffin panel'.

A puffin looking over its shoulder, back at the camera holding a beak full of sandeels. Image by Mike Snelle.

Puffin Quiz

Test your puffin know-how with our Yorkshire Puffin Festival quiz! Will you get full marks or be wowed by new puffin facts and trivia?

TBC

Spy puffin: BBC’s birds-eye view

Watch now and learn more about the art of wildlife filmmaking. Join Rob Pilley as we go behind the scenes of BBC’s Spy in the Wild series.

Hannah Rudd Living Seas LIVE

Explore Britain's Living Seas with author Hannah Rudd

Hannah Rudd, marine biologist and writer, talks about her new book ‘Britain’s Living Seas: Our Coastal Wildlife and How We Can Save It'.

For young pufflings

Puffin with beak open (Mick Armitage)

Cliff's breakfast club: Puffin Challenge

Catch up with our puffin mascot Cliff as we invite young puffin fans to get active and learn about Yorkshire's puffins! Click to watch!

Two puffins stand close together on top of a small white stone. Behind them the deep blue ocean disappears in to the horizon - Photo by Ray Hennessy

Cliff's breakfast club: Marli's Tangled Tale

Watch now! Join our Cliff and author Ellie Jackson for a reading of Marli’s Tangled Tale - a true story about a rescued Yorkshire puffin.

A puffin stood amongst a patch of oxeye daisies

Cliffs breakfast club: Arty Party!

Get creative with our mascot Cliff and learn how to draw a colourful puffin full of character. Picture perfect fun!

Our puffin mascot, Cliff reading a bedtime story at home

Cliff's bedtime stories - Cliffs long journey home

Get cosy and listen to a short puffin-themed story read by our very own mascot, Cliff. Tune in to a different story each day of the festival

Our puffin mascot, Cliff reading a bedtime story at home

Cliff's bedtime stories - A flip and a flap, a nest and a rest

Get cosy and listen to a short puffin-themed story read by our very own mascot, Cliff. Tune in to a different story each day of the festival

Our puffin mascot, Cliff reading a bedtime story at home

Cliff's bedtime stories - Marli's Tangled Tale

Get cosy and listen to a short puffin-themed story read by our very own mascot, Cliff. Tune in to a different story each day of the festival

TAKE A VIRTUAL TOUR OF FLAMBOROUGH CLIFFS

Take a virtual tour of Flamborough Cliffs nature reserve (https://youtu.be/MXGmxeDJ8Dc)

And there's more...!

Puffins at Flamborough Cliffs

Why not make a day of it?

Having a day at the coast

There are plenty of things to do near Flamborough that are great for the family. Here's our list of top recommendations.

Beach yoga

Tell us about your trip

We'd love to hear about your trip! Share your pictures, stories and experiences with us.

Family beach clean (c) Lisa O'Boyle

Be a wildlife saviour

Pick up for puffins!

We can all do our part to protect our seas and marine creatures, here are our top litter picking tips.

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