Yorkshire
Bird and Nature Reserves
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Bempton
Cliffs - RSPB |
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Cliffs with large breeding seabird colonies.
Location: TA197738 - Near Bridlington.
Road: Off B1229 N of Bempton village.
Admission: Charge (RSPB members free). Open every day
March - Nov. W/E opening at other times, but closed all January.
Facilities: Visitor centre. Clifftop paths with observation
points and guided walks.
Telephone: 01262 851179
Features: Excellent views of breeding seabirds. Only
Gannet colony on English mainland. Also Puffin (illustrated),
Guillemot, Razorbill, Fulmar and Kittiwake. Tree Sparrows
often around visitor centre.
See our accommodation
page for places to stay near Bempton Cliffs.
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Blacktoft
Sands - RSPB |
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Reedbed
and marsh.
Location: SE843232 - E of Ousefleet.
Road: Off A161 from Goole.
Facilities: Hides, trail (partly wheelchair accessable),
shop and toilets.
Admission: Charge (free to RSPB members).
Telephone: 01405 704665
Features: These wetlands hold breeding Marsh Harrier,
Bearded Tit and Avocet. Good for passage waders and winter wildfowl
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Potteric
Carr - Yorks WT |
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Marshland reserve.
Location: SE589007 - 2 miles from Doncater.
Admission: Permit holders only (see website for details)
Facilities: Trails, partly wheelchair accessable.
Telephone: See website.
Features: Combination of open water, marsh and woods
provide habitat for a wide range of birds. Marsh Harrier, Little
Ringed Plover and Grasshopper Warbler (illustrated)
in summer, Bittern in winter and resident Woodcock. Full bird
list available on very detailed website.
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Fairburn
Ings - RSPB |
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Wetland reserve.
Location:SE452278 5 m N/E Castleford.
Road: Immediately W of A1
Facilities: Boardwalk (wheelchair accessable), hides,
shop, refreshments, toilets.
Telephone: 01977 603796
Features: Breeding waders - Redshank, Snipe and Lapwing.
Winter wildfowl includes Whooper Swan. Passage birds can include
Black Tern and Little Gull. |
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Tophill
Low Nature Reserve - Yorkshire Water
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Reservoirs with lagoons, marshes
grassland and woods.
Location: TA 071482 - Between Beverley and Driffield.
Road: Signed from Watton on A164.
Facilities: Hides, Visitor Centre, nature trails.
Admission: Charge - permits issued from machine in
car park.
Telephone: 01377 270690
Features: Wildfowl breeding (including Pochard, Gadwall)
and in winter. Passage waders include Green Sandpiper.
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Old
Moor Wetland Centre |
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250 acre
reserve with a variety of wetland habitats.
Location: SE 442 402 - Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire.
Road: From M1, J36, then A6195 or from A1, J37, A636
then A6195. Brown tourist signs off all major routes.
Facilities: Disabled acces paths and hides, car park,
toilets, visitor centre with exhibitions and souvenir shop.
Pets paddock (Apr - Sept), picnic area. Guided walks, school
visits (education pack available for teachers).
Admission: Charge - concessions, child and family tickets.
School bookings welcome..
Telephone: 01226 751593
Features: Opened in 1998, the centre incorporates the
former Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Wath Ings reserve and provides
an exciting day out for those interested in the environment.
The site offers a variety of habitats with lakes and flood
meadows, wader scrape and reedbeds. There is an excellent
bird species range including breeding and migrant waders and
wildfowl which can be viewed through five superb, easily accessible,
hides. There is a winter feeding programme which attracts
large numbers of birds close to the hides providing excellent
family bird viewing. Website: www.wathbirder.freeserve.co.uk
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Where
to Watch Birds in Yorkshire