Beskrivning
St Bees Head is a headland on the North West coast of Cumbria and is named after the nearby village of St Bees. Red sandstone cliffs stacked with nesting seabirds like tobisgrissla, sillgrissla, tordmule, tretåig mås, lunnefågel and stormfågel. Three viewing points give you great views of the colony and on a clear day you can see the Isle of Man across the sea.
Detaljer
Tillgänglighet
St Bees Head is situated between Whitehaven and St. Bees in west Cumbria and lies on the long-distance footpath of the Cumbria Coastal Way. You can park in Whitehaven at Haig pit and take the Cumbria Coastal Way to the head. The path follows the edge of the cliffs, which rise to 90 metres above sea level. You can also park in Sandwith and follow the farm track straight to the head. Or park in St Bees village in the shore-front car park. Access to the reserve is via the path over the metal footbridge at the north end of the promenade. Click on a P in the map for directions to a parking. By train: St Bees station is 0.75 mile (1.25 km) from the reserve.
Terräng och habitat
Kanjon/klippa , Hav / oceanFörhållanden
Öppet landskapRundtur
JaTubkikare behövs?
Kan vara användbartBästa säsong för skådning
Vår , Sommar , HöstBästa tid för ett besök
Vår , SommarRutt
Smal stigHur ansträngande vandring
Genomsnittlig vandringNås
Till fotsFågeltorn / plattform
NejExtra information
Photo St Bees Head by Dougsim, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
