Get close to nature in East Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire this bank holiday weekend Puffin Sea Cruise Sail among the birds with this special three-hour cruise off the East Yorkshire coast. The boat sails alongside the impressive 120 metre (400 foot) cliffs of Flamborough Head. An expert guide will provide a commentary and help identify the birds. Running Saturday, May 26, 9.30am. Booking is essential.
Call RSPB on 01262 850959. Marsh Harriers at Blacktoft Sands. A chance to see acrobatic displays of the breeding marsh harriers. You may even be lucky enough to glimpse a male bird passing food for their young to the female in mid-flight. Saturday, May 26. The viewpoint runs every Saturday afternoon from 1-5 pm. RSPB staff will be on hand all afternoon. The reserve closes at 9 pm - dusk if earlier. Enjoy the dawn chorus at Far Ings Nature Reserve, near Barton. Sunday, May 27. Meet at 4am at the visitor centre. Costs 拢5 including breakfast. There's also a binoculars and telescope display at the reserve, until Monday, from 9am to 5pm.
Free. Seabird watch at Bempton cliffs. This is a drop in day where the RSPB guides will help show you some of Bempton's seabirds. Watch gannets, guillemots, razorbills and maybe even a puffin! Sunday, 27 May 10.30 am - 4.30 pm. Free entry and parking for RSPB members. Non-members 拢3.50 per car, which includes entry to the reserve.
Why not visit one of the local nature reserves?
In the East Riding there's;
South Landing, Flamborough
Flamborough Outer Headland
Danes Dyke, Flamborough
Humber Bridge Country Park, Hessle听
Sugar Mill Ponds, Rawcliffe
Howden Marsh, Howden
Eastrington Ponds, Eastrington
Hudson's Way, Market Weighton
Southorpe Bridge, Hornsea
Sigglesthorne Station, Great Hatfield
Millington Wood, near Pocklington
Broompark and Mayfield, Goole
More information is available from east Riding Council, www.eastriding.gov.uk In North Lincolnshire, there's;
Atkinson's Warren, Scunthorpe
Axholme Line, Haxey
Brumby Woods, Scunthorpe
Frodingham; Owston Ferry Castle, Owston Ferry
More information is available from North Lincolnshire Council www.northlincs.gov.uk In North East Lincolnshire, there's the Cleethorpes Local Nature Reserve.
It covers the area from Cleethorpes Leisure Centre to the county boundary.
More information is available from the council on www.nelincs.gov.uk | 
