Watching puffins and riding bikes.

Puffins are one of the most charismatic British Birds with their white faces, large triangular beaks and bright orange legs. The UK provides refuge to 580,000 breeding pairs of endangered Atlantic puffins! They spend most of their lives out to sea, only returning to land for a few short months of each year. Puffins are not widespread instead they nest in a few key locations mostly on islands.The tours listed are intended to be completed over a weekend. The start points are all accessible by public transport. Whilst some require short boat trips, colonies on South Stack, Bempton Cliffs and Fowlsheugh can be seen from land. Don't forget your binoculars! Best time to visit?
Puffins first return to their breeding ground during March and April and depart Mid August. The best time to visit is in June-Early August when young pufflings hatch and the adults will be visiting regularly with fish keeping up with the demands of the growing youngster.