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Flamborough Lighthouse, Cliffs, Caves, Puffin & Sea Bird Colony
Flamborough Lighthouse and Cliffs from a visit back in May 2010. You can also see many other videos on my Youtube Channel at
Flamborough Head is a promontory of 8 miles (13 km) on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland, with sheer white cliffs. The cliff top has two standing lighthouse towers, the first dating to 1669 and Flamborough Head Lighthouse built in 1806. The cliffs themselves provide nesting sites for many thousands of seabirds, and are of international sigificance for their geology.
Special Area of Conservation
Flamborough Head has been designated a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) by the British Government's Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). (Special Areas of Conservation are strictly protected sites designated under the European Community Habitats Directive, which requires the establishment of a European network of important high-quality conservation sites in order to make a significant contribution to conserving the 189 habitat types and 788 species identified in Annexes to this Directive.) Flamborough Outer Headland is an 83 hectares (210 acres) Local Nature Reserve.
Site of Special Scientific Interest
The cliffs af Flanborough Head are designated as an SSSI for both geological and biological significance. First designated in 1952, the SSSI area now extends from Sewerby round the headland to Reighton Sands. The estimated 200,000 nesting seabirds, including one of only two mainland British gannetries,are the most notable biological feature.
Geology
The headland is Britains only northern chalk sea cliff. The coastline within the SSSI has strata from the upper Jurassic through to top of the Cretaceous period, with the headland exhibiting a complete sequence of Chalk Group North Sea Basin strata, dated from 100 to 70 million years ago. The sequence of chalks deposits are known as the Ferriby, Welton, Burnham and Flamborough Chalk.The dramatic white cliffs contrasts with the low coast of Holderness to the south, where the chalk is deeply buried and the glacial boulder clay erodes very readily.The chalk cliffs have a larger number and a wider range of cave habitats at Flamborough than at any other chalk site in Britain, the largest of which are known to extend for more than 50 m from their entrance on the coast. There are also stacks, arches and blowholes. The site is identified as being of international importance in the Geological Conservation Review.
Birds
Seagulls such as Northern Gannets, Kittiwakes and Atlantic Puffins breed abundantly on the cliffs. Bempton Cliffs, on the north side of the headland, has an RSPB reserve and visitor centre. The shooting of seabirds at Flamborough Head was condemned by Professor Alfred Newton in his 1868 speech to the British Association for the Advancement of Science. Local MP Christopher Sykes introduced the Sea Birds Preservation Act 1869, the first Act to protect wild birds in the United Kingdom.
Because it projects into the sea, Flamborough Head attracts many migrant birds in autumn, and also has a key point for observing passing seabirds. When the wind is in the east, many birders watch for seabirds from below the lighthouse, or later in the autumn comb the hedges and valleys for landbird migrants. Flamborough Head also has a bird observatory.
Battle of Flamborough Head 1779
A Franco-American squadron fought the Battle of Flamborough Head with a pair of Royal Navy frigates in the American Revolutionary War on 23 September 1779. In the engagement, USS Bonhomme Richard and Pallas, with USS Alliance, captured HMS Serapis and HM hired ship Countess of Scarborough, the best-known incident of Capt. John Paul Jones's naval career. The toposcope at the lighthouse commemorates the 180th anniversary of the battle.
Danes Dyke
Danes Dyke is a 2-mile (3.2 km) long ditch that runs north and south isolating the seaward 5 square miles (13 km2) of the headland. The dyke and the steep cliffs make the enclosed territory and its two boat launching beaches, North and South Landings, easily defended. Despite its name, the dyke is prehistoric in origin, and Bronze Age arrowheads were found when it was excavated by Major-General Augustus Pitt-Rivers in 1879.
Flamborough Head and the village of Flamborough are the setting for the book Bill Takes the Helm by Betty Bowen.[8] In the book an American boy struggles to save his grandmother's house -- in which he, his sister and grandmother are living -- from destruction by the sea. He is also desperately trying to get used to England after the death of his mother, who requested in her will that he be sent there.
Flamborough Head was featured on the television programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of Yorkshire and briefly in the first series of Coast. Flamborough Head was also featured in the finale of series 3 of the ITV drama Scott & Bailey.
Flamborough Head
Flamborough Head is a promontory, 8 miles long on the Yorkshire coast of England, between the Filey and Bridlington bays of the North Sea. It is a chalk headland, with sheer white cliffs.
Marked by a stretch of rugged white cliffs surrounding a small village, Flamborough Head is an outdoor lover's paradise. The coastline is a great base for bird watching, hiking along windswept paths and sea canoeing around the bay - but only for the experienced outdoor pursuits enthusiast! With a scenic nature reserve and two ancient lighthouses nearby, this Special Area of Conservation is a haven for anyone looking to explore the Yorkshire Coast at its most wild and untamed.
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bop's 90th celebrations - the meal
bop (grandpa) has reached the ripe old age of 90. To celebrate, the family came together to have a day of feasting, fun and fireworks.
this first part covers the meal, which was in a hotel at the windy headland of flamborough, on the east coast of yorkshire in the uk.
Rspb Bempton Cliffs 25th June 2018
Rspb Bempton Cliffs 25th June 2018
The hard chalk cliffs at Bempton rise are relatively resistant to erosion and offer lots of sheltered headlands and crevices for nesting birds. The cliffs run about 6 miles (10 km) from Flamborough Head north towards Filey and are over 330 feet (100 m) high at points. The cliffs at Bempton are some of the highest in England. Beachy Head in East Sussex being the highest at 530 feet (160 m).[1]
There are good walkways along the top of the cliffs and several well fenced and protected observation points. Most times there will be helpful bird watchers with a range of scopes and binoculars on hand.
Gannets
Bempton Cliffs is home to the only mainland breeding colony of gannets in England.[2] The birds arrive at the colony from January and leave in August and September.
Kittiwakes
Numerically the most common bird, around 10% of the United Kingdom population of kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) nest here.
Puffins
The Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) at Bempton Cliffs tend to nest in rock crevices, whereas burrows are used at most UK sites. Although there are estimated to be around 958 birds (450 breeding pairs), it is relatively difficult to get a close view of them.[3] The puffins along the Yorkshire coast are now endangered.
The Bempton puffins mostly fly 25 miles (40 km) east to the Dogger Bank to feed. Their numbers may however be adversely affected by a reduction in local sand eel numbers caused by global warming, in turn caused by plankton being driven north by the 2 degree rise in local sea temperatures
The towering cliffs at Bempton, part of Yorkshire's stunning heritage coast, come alive each year with almost half a million seabirds including puffins and gannets, the UK's largest seabird. Sailing with the RSPB aboard the famous Yorkshire Belle is a chance to get nose-to-beak with the stars of the show on an incredible wildlife adventure.
On a three hour journey of discovery passengers will sail to the base of the 400 foot chalk cliffs as clouds of seabirds swoop, soar and circle above and around the boat. RSPB experts are on hand to identify what's what and the on-board commentary gives a unique insight into the seabird spectacle. For nature lovers of all ages, this is the stuff that memories are made of.
Our last three sailings (late July and August) will look for puffins on the sea, while gannets dive around the boat for food - a truly unforgettable sight.
Booking essential, early booking recommended.
Adults: Non-members: £27.50 RSPB Member: £22.00
Children 2-16: 50% adult price (under 2 sail free but please call 01262 422211 to register attendance)
Address
RSPB Bempton Cliffs, Cliff Ln, Bridlington YO15 1JF, UK
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The reserve is open at all times.
The Seabird Centre (including toilets) is open from 9.30am - 5pm in summer, and 9.30am - 4pm in winter.
Free entrance to RSPB members Yes
Adults £5
Children £2.50
Free entrance for first child
Free entrance for under 5s
Free entrance for carers Yes
North Star Club GLAMPING Review | YORKSHIRE | Luxury Camping Experience | Drone & DSLR Footage
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Escape to North Star Club woodland retreat for an incredible GLAMPING experience.
Filmed by DJI Phantom 4 drone and Nikon DSLR
We had the opportunity to collaborate with North Star Club for an amazing glamping experience back in August 2017, staying for 2 nights in their luxurious White Rose woodland suite.
The campsite is situated just outside York in near a quiet little town called Sancton. A beautiful part of the East Riding of Yorkshire.
With whitewashed recycled timber cladding with silver birch detailing and natural accessories, the White Rose Cabin had everything we needed including;
- Large covered veranda
- Bed / sitting room
- Cosy woodburner
- Rustic shower-room
- Hairdryer
- Small fridge
- Kettle
- Gas fired BBQ
We had the chance to sit around the community fire pit and melt marshmallows, as well as exploring the woodlands during the day.
There is also a community room where groups can hang out, drink from a variety of healthy teas, play the guitar and leave their feedback in the vintage North Star Club guestbook.
The glamping site isn't far from many tourist attractions too!
We drove to places like Castle Howard and Flamborough Head during our stay.
Carolyn (the owner) was extremely helpful in the build up to our visit, sharing with us things to do & see around the East riding of Yorkshire.
If you are looking for a great camping experience, with added luxury, this is the PERFECT campsite to visit!
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Boxing Day Dip Seaton Carew 2009
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17/32 Stromness to Kinlochbervie - can Shark Bay's good fortune continue?
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It would seem so...there's more fantastic weather for the boys and the sea remains calm apart from the amazing tidal race as Shark Bay heads for the Old Man of Hoy giving us unique views of this spectacular sea stack. John and Fionn are now rounding Cape Wrath which had been another big worry after all the stories they'd heard. But it's all plain sailing into Kinlochbervie, an archetypal fishing port.
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17/32 Stromness to Kinlochbervie – can Shark Bay’s good fortune continue?
Well it’s a fantastic morning here in Stromness. It’s only about half past six but the sun’s already high the sky. There doesn’t seem to be any wind. The sea is calm. Beautiful morning. Forecast for today isn’t too bad – the winds are from the south/south-west so that should give us a fair bit of shelter, but tomorrow the westerlys are blowing up so it’ll be nice to be among the shelter of the islands – we’ll see how it goes.
Well there’s the first surprise of the day – the tidal race. I hadn’t been expecting it this time of day but it’s stretching almost all the way across between Hoy. It looks like we can find a channel up to the north here that we can go through, but this is a lot worse than we saw in the Pentland Firth. It looks like there’s little whirlpools forming and a definite serious tide race. I guess we just timed it wrongly – we were thinking more about getting out on the whole journey. Just, just getting into the first bits of it now so I’m going to head north and see if I can avoid it.
We managed to miss the worst of the tide race and were soon back in calm waters off the Island of Hoy. Hoy has some of the biggest sea cliffs in the British Isles – over a thousand feet high.
Still got plenty of depth – you can get right in underneath it.
But it’s probably best known for its impressive and famous sea stack – the Old Man of Hoy. From there we took a direct course for mainland Scotland’s most north-easterly headland – the Cape Wrath.
So we’re right underneath the cliffs and underneath the lighthouse at Cape Wrath, the very northwest tip of Scotland, and this is probably the place which had worried me most when I was planning the trip. I was just terrified of this place, just thinking of how remote it was, how far from any fuel, how bleak it was gonna be, how stormy it could be – and it’s absolutely flat calm – it’s beautiful. You couldn’t want better conditions to go around. It’s a bit cold – in fact it’s freezing cold, I’ve been wearing gloves to drive, but – ah – absolutely fantastic conditions. It’s so good that we’re going to just hang here, have a cup of tea to warm up before we head around the corner to fuel up.
My Scottish isn’t very good but that was Am Buachaille – haven’t got a clue how you pronounce it. It’s a spectacular bit of rock.
You can just see – one there and one there - the fins [of the dolphins]. They’re going really close to the shore.
They must be feeding – got to be feeding, haven’t they? They’re really intent on the mission, they’re going backwards and forwards, coming up everywhere. There’s a couple there – one just jumped.
What the... What do you reckon that was!?
I haven’t got a clue – it was black and white. It looked like an orchid – the colours of it – but it couldn’t be. It was behaving completely different to the dolphins. With the dolphins you get the fins coming up and body coming down, but that was just leaping, leaping, leaping. Haven’t got a clue what it was – time for the ID book I think!
Like everywhere we visited, we got a warm and helpful welcome in Kinlochbervie. The question was where to head next. We could keep heading south, or we could make another detour and motor across to the Hebrides. At the planning stage of the trip, we totally ruled this out as an option, but right now it seemed tantalisingly possible.
Dungeness Old & New Lighthouses, September 2014
This video documents the two fascinating lighthouses at the headland of Dungeness in Kent filmed on 1st September 2014. I have had a lifelong interest in intresting buildings and structures, and had wanted to see these two lighthouses for a long time. The Dungeness New Lighthouse is the first lighthouse to be shown in this video and this was opened in 1961 by the Duke of Gloucester. This tower unusually rises from a concrete base in the form of a spiral ramp, and is now an automatic lighthouse (since 1991).
The second lighthouse to be shown is Dungeness' original Old lighthouse, opened in 1904. This grade II listed building is open to the public and stands around 150ft tall, with spectacular views across the English channel. This lighthouse was decommissioned in 1960 after which it was replaced in functioning by the new lighthouse a few hundred yards away.
Filmed on my Sony Cybershot DSC-H55 digital camera on 1st September 2014.
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SCARBOROUGH | Open Top Bus Ride Through Scarborough, England ????
SCARBOROUGH | Open Top Bus Ride Through Scarborough, England ????
An open top bus ride starting in the North Bay and travelling round past Scarborough Castle, past the Harbour and Lighthouse, and along the Scarborough seafront.
We also pass The Grand Hotel and the Tramway as well as all the seafront hotels, B&B's and amusement arcades
Scarborough is the original seaside resort; stunning scenery, glorious beaches, loads to see and do – is it any wonder that people have been flocking to Scarborough for nearly 400 years now?
You can still immerse yourself in Scarborough's history with Scarborough Castle and the Rotunda Museum of geology. You could venture down to the seafront to enjoy the traditional amusement arcades, ice cream parlours, shellfish stalls and beach huts.
Outdoor adventures can be found in numbers: try boating in Peasholm Park; take a ride on the miniature railway; be daring on the Sky Trail Adventure bridge and beam course; splash about at the world class Alpamare Waterpark and make friends with the penguins at Scarborough Sea Life Sanctuary.
But despite its rich history, Scarborough doesn’t live in the past. The town is constantly innovating to keep its place as one of the most popular holiday destinations in the UK.
the town lies between 10–230 feet (3–70 m) above sea level, rising steeply northward and westward from the harbour on to limestone cliffs. The older part of the town lies around the harbour and is protected by a rocky headland.
With a population of just over 61,000, Scarborough is the largest holiday resort on the Yorkshire coast. The town has fishing and service industries, including a growing digital and creative economy, as well as being a tourist destination. People who live in the town are known as Scarborians
The most striking feature of the town's geography is the high rocky promontory pointing eastward into the North Sea. The promontory supports the 11th-century ruins of Scarborough Castle and divides the seafront into two bays, north and south.
Scarborough's South Bay from Cliff Street
The South Bay was the site of the original medieval settlement and harbour, which form the old town.
This remains the main tourist area, with a sandy beach, cafés, amusements, arcades, theatres and entertainment facilities.
The modern commercial town centre has migrated 440 yards (400 m) north-west of the harbour area and 100 feet (30 m) above it and contains the transport hubs, main services, shopping and nightlife.
The town of Scarborough was reportedly founded around 966 AD as Skarðaborg by Thorgils Skarthi, a Viking raider, though there is no archaeological evidence to support these claims, made during the 1960s, as part of a pageant of Scarborough events.
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SCARBOROUGH HARBOUR | Walk around Scarborough Harbour and Lighthouse ????
SCARBOROUGH HARBOUR | A walk around Scarborough Harbour and Lighthouse ????
This short walk into Scarborough Harbour takes in the sights and sounds of this lovely Yorkshire seaside town.
We have a look at the boats including the Regal Lady, a boat that was used during the second world war to rescue soldiers from the beaches of Dunkirk
This walk also takes in the amazing views from Scarborough Lighthouse right at the end of the jetty/pier
Scarborough Harbour is located on the north east coast of England, south of the Tees and north of the Humber. It is situated under the Castle Headland in the sheltered South Bay.
Scarborough is home to approximately 300 leisure craft, the majority of which moor within the outer harbour. These range from chain moorings and alongside berths to pontoon moorings.
The leisure craft are serviced by the lighthouse staff who are located in the lighthouse on the Vincent Pier.
Scarborough is now the second largest shellfish port in the country, ploughing millions into the local economy and indirectly employing up to 300 people.
Not only has it economic worth but the harbour is a huge draw to tourists who visit to see working ships in action.
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Cape Disappointment - an aerial adventure
Cape Disappointment crowns the Southwest corner of Washington State - a towering bastion of headlands cloaked in ancient forest and crenelated by abandoned fortresses that hearken back to the second world war. Lighthouses keep a watchful eye over the tide pools, grassy meadows, and vast sandy beaches girded by the crashing waves of the Pacific Ocean. From the quiet tide lands of Baker Bay to the tumultuous coves of Beards Hollow, this Pacific Northwest gem is a paradise both for wildlife and adventure seekers.
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Gannet, Puffin and Razorbill at RSPB Bempton, East Yorkshire April 2017
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I am not much of a twitcher (well not in the Avian mode anyway) but on the coast in East Yorkshire I passed through this reserve at an opportune time, ie Spring - there were 1000's of Gannet and other birds, and it was the first time I had ever seen a puffin in the flesh in the wild. A fantastic walk from Filey to Thornwick Bay was made magical - Hitchcock would be proud! Sorry Adam The Woo...
Sounding the Sumburgh Foghorn
The annual Foghorn sounding at Sumburgh Lighthouse, Shetland, Scotland.
Brian Johnson starts up the 1951Kelvin K-Series Diesel 44hp Engines. The engines power the Alley and MacLellan compressors, which in turn, power the foghorn.
Just so's you know, the horn was originally much louder at the end, but YouTube's audio algorithm turned the volume down. I tried several versions but it wasn't having it.
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Whitby
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Borough of Scarborough and English county of North Yorkshire. Prior to local government reorganisations in the late 1960s, it was part of the North Riding of Yorkshire. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has an established maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Cliff is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, where Caedmon, the earliest recognised English poet, lived. The fishing port developed during the Middle Ages, supporting important herring and whaling fleets, and was (along with the nearby fishing village of Staithes) where Captain Cook learned seamanship.
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10/32: The Tyne to Amble - Shark Bay faces new challenges on the voyage northwards...
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After hitting a submerged log, Shark Bay makes it to the River Tyne and finds a berth at North Shields - as well as 'a fantastic fish restaurant'! Strong winds give John and Fionn a day off to explore Newcastle... 'a great place'. Shark Bay passes offshore wind turbines actually turning - a sign of changing weather. After taking the opportunity to top up with fuel at Amble Marina the great motorboat tour heads out to sea and past a spectacular and remote castle...
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10/32 Leg 8 - The Tyne to Amble – Shark Bay faces new challenges on the voyage northwards….
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That was an interesting moment. We are just going in the mouth of the Tyne. We’ve got a bit of a sea running here! It bounces us around a bit, a few things are out of cupboards down below. Fionn had to go forward and sort out a fuel can that seemed to have burst or was certainly leaking and at the same moment a ferry came out. So we had a few waves break over the bow as we let it go passed. So hopefully now we are going to get a bit of shelter in the Tyne. I don’t think that I am going to plan to come out here again today until this settles down a bit.
Pretty big industrial looking vessels and rigs up here! How’s that wind!?
Well, it’s strong! Really glad that we got into the Tyne and we’re not still out at sea for a couple of hours. That would be quite unpleasant. The wind is really picking up right at this moment.
We hadn’t planned that the Tyne was going to be our ultimate destination today. But with the winds picking up and having the bad luck of already striking the log we thought that probably enough’s enough and decided to get a birth at North Shields.
It’s just gone 7am, we are about to leave the North Quays Marina in the North side of the Tyne. Looks like a beautiful morning, the flags are flopping and the sky is blue so it looks like a good day to get to sea. We missed a day yesterday, when we came in on Monday it was pretty rough, it was blowing up a force 5 northerly and of course we are heading north so we would be heading straight into it! So we just decided to take a day out and have a look around Newcastle which was really cool, it’s a nice city, really exceeded my expectations. Really good place. So, we have kind of refreshed, reinvigorated. Keen to go to sea and keep heading north!
One of the best restaurants along the coast so far is “Zambuca’s”. Just by the North Shields fish market on Fish Quay. Incredible cheap prices! Amazing portions and fantastic food! One of the best five restaurants we have encountered around the coast so far.
That’s the first time on this trip we have seen a wind turbine turning, which shows just what great conditions we have had so far doesn’t it!
We pulled into Amble for another top-up of fuel, we’d intended to do something a bit different and take the dingy up river to explore Warkworth Castle, only a short way inland on a loop on the river. But the tides were wrong and we’d have to pass over a weir so we decided to roll on. We passed another circumnavigator here; Timothy Spall and his converted barge. He’s going the opposite way to us, clockwise. I saw him in Cornwall last year so he’s certainly taking his time, I hope our voyage doesn’t last quite so long!
It’s a pretty impressive castle behind us, isn’t it? Can’t even find the name of it in the charts or in the pilot book, but it’s just on the headlands here. This points called Castle Point, but no name for the castle, we’ll have to look it up. We pulled out of Amble about 20 minutes ago, this is near a village called Craster. We went into Amble just to top up with fuel because I was looking at the pilot book and looking at the charts - now we are running out of Marina’s. We have been pretty lucky with Marina’s so far, we have been relying on the luxury of pulling onto pontoons, getting fuel but from now on it’s getting a bit more complicated. Getting cans of fuel from diesel garages or perhaps arranging trucks or that sort of thing to bring it down to us on tankers, so we are trying to top up the fuel tanks wherever we can as we go along.