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Go wild and explore an East Yorkshire seaside secret

Beach lovers have long known that East Yorkshire offers good old-fashioned traditional seaside fun,

but this rugged coastline is also a wildlife haven and offers the chance to experience the sights,

sounds and smells of 200,000 nesting seabirds

!rom courting puffins to swooping gannets, coastal cliffs offer spectacular wildlife encounters, a world

awa" from the bustling seaside resorts

#ow visitors to the area can explore a growing list of wildlife reserves that make up $he Yorkshire

#ature $riangle, stretching from the %umber estuar" up past Bridlington to &carborough in north

Yorkshire and inland to the Yorkshire 'olds'ell known among local naturalists, it(s a hidden secret waiting to be discovered b" a wider wildlife

audience

)mong the wildlife gems is the chance to see gannets plummeting from the skies at *0 mph, diving

into the sea for fish, and the sight of ever-popular puffins courting and nesting on coastal chalk cliffs

+ore than 0 wildlife sites can be found within the $riangle, including the #ational #ature eserve at

&purn plus &.B flagship reserves Blacktoft &ands and Bempton /liffs regarded as one of the best

places in England to see seabirds when more than 200,000 make the cliffs their home from )pril to

)ugust each "ear

)lthough spring and summer provide a huge variet" and colour of wildlife, autumn and winter are often

the best times to see the most spectacular and elusive mammals and visiting birds

)nd as well as the chance to explore at an" time of the "ear, budding wildlife photographers are in for

a real treat in &eptember, thanks to a residential wildlife and photograph" weekend at 1-star &ilver

Bed Breakfast accommodation, %ighfield !arm, near 3riffield, East Yorkshire 456-25

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ecentl" converted from a former farmstead, %ighfield !arm offers the three-da" Yorkshire 'olds )nd

/oast 'ildlife $our 8ed b" a local wildlife expert ichard Baines and international award-winning

photographer &teve ace, it focuses on the diversit" of bird species migrating through the area in

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3uring spring and summer, &eabird .hotograph" 'orkshops with &teve ace are also held at

Bempton /liffs along the cliff-top while the reserve also offers .uffin .atrols dail" fact 9n( fun-filled

guided walks - or a self-guided .uffin #ature $rail

!or a wildlife experience from a different perspective, a three-hour .uffin and :annet cruise 4until 52

;ul" 20517 gives enthusiasts the chance to spot puffins on the cliffs or watch them bob in the water

)dded bonuses are watching graceful gannets soar overhead as well as views of the ra

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)s part of the #ature $riangle, visitors should also look out for the new .uffin +ark?

#ature lovers looking to unwind, relax and explore wildlife hotspots in the Yorkshire #ature $riangle

now have access to a growing list of @ualit"-assessed wildlife-friendl" accommodation, pubs and

restaurants - all within a short distance of the coast, the Yorkshire 'olds and nature reserves

!or more details about things to do and where to sta" in %ull and East Yorkshire, visit

wwwvisithullandeast"orkshirecom

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