UK024
Flamborough Head and Bempton Cliffs


Country/territory: United Kingdom

IBA criteria met: A4i, A4ii, A4iii, B1i, B1ii, B3, C3, C4 (2007)
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Area: 208 ha

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds
IBA conservation status
Year of assessment (most recent) State (condition) Pressure (threat) Response (action)
2007 unfavourable low medium
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Site description (2007 baseline)
Chalk cliffs that project into the North Sea from the Yorkshire coast. The site is important for its large breeding colonies of seabirds and waterbirds.


Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Flamborough Head and Bempton Cliffs (United Kingdom). Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/flamborough-head-and-bempton-cliffs-iba-united-kingdom on 23/11/2024.