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Tours And Events

 See photos and read comments from our clients on recent YCN tours and events!

Seabird & Whale Trip Report 17th & 18th Sept
Seabird & Whale Trip Report 17th & 18th Sept

Mon 27th Sep, 2021

The 17th Sept was our biggest Minke Whale day of the year so far. Both trips were led by YCN guide Jono Leadley. The whale season has been late this year alongside the herring spawning and mackrel,...

Seabird & Whale Trip Report 4th & 10th Sept
Seabird & Whale Trip Report 4th & 10th Sept

Sun 19th Sep, 2021

Plenty of Gannets circling and diving, and then, right on cue as we arrived, a feeding Minke surfacing..... we spent the next half hour or more with it, and shortly afterwards another joined in the...

A Wonderful Year of Flowers
A Wonderful Year of Flowers

Wed 15th Sep, 2021

Our Wild Flower Walks were a great success this year. We introduced 35 clients to the wonderful variety of wild flowers in our area and identified an amazing 282 species of plants on the five events.

Forest & River & Goshawk Day Highlights August 2021
Forest & River & Goshawk Day Highlights August 2021

Mon 23rd Aug, 2021

After a wonderful spring full of very special birds in the glorious Great Yorkshire Forest, July and August have produced even more great sightings.

Seabird & Whale Trip Report 12th & 13th August
Seabird & Whale Trip Report 12th & 13th August

Wed 18th Aug, 2021

Two back-to-back trips this weekend (one twilight, one full length) were a bit more challenging than usual on account of the wind and choppier conditions - but fortune favoured the brave, and all...