The chalk cliffs at Bempton on the Yorkshire coast makes an ideal nesting site for many seabirds. It is the only mainland nesting site in England

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The chalk cliffs at Bempton on the Yorkshire coast makes an ideal nesting site for many seabirds. It is the only mainland nesting site in England for Gannets, the UK's largest seabird

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Location: Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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