Bempton Cliffs

Bempton Cliffs is one of Yorkshire's top wildlife spots. It's an RSPB reserve near Bridlington and the villages of Flamborough and Bempton. It has a large car park, WCs, Visitor Centre and café.

Bempton Cliffs: What Can You See?

The star species at Bempton Cliffs are the seabirds that nest on the cliffs between March and October. They include:

• gannets (January to October)
• guillemots
• puffins
• razorbills
• fulmars
• kittiwakes
• herring gulls
• shags

At the top of the cliffs there's an area of open grassland and some scrub. Living here is a colony of tree sparrows. In the early morning, there may be roe deer. There are a couple of barn owl nest boxes, and barn owls can be seen from around 3pm.

In Summer, you could see butterflies and the day-flying cinnabar and burnet moths.

In late Autumn, you may see migrant redwings, fieldfare and goldcrests, as well as short-eared owls hunting over the meadows.

Bempton Cliffs: How to Get There

See Bempton Cliffs on this Google map.

Bempton Cliffs is 4 miles or so from Bridlington. If coming from York by car, a reasonably direct route is via the A166 to Driffield, then the A614 to Bridlington.

Bempton station is on the Hull-Scarborough line, and is about 1.25 miles from the reserve.

Bempton Cliffs: Other Practical Information

See the RSPB website for opening times and parking charges. RSPB members should get a free parking ticket from the machine, and leave their RSPB membership card on display upside down.

This is a Bempton Cliffs site map and trail guide.

Staff and volunteers at the Visitor Centre can give you up-to-date information about what you can see and where. There are sometimes staff on the cliff tops with scopes, and they will help you spot birds you may otherwise have missed.

There are regular updates on sightings from Fairburn & St Aidan's on Twitter.