Recent wildlife observations have been:
a squirrel at Peasholm Park,
a snake on the path at Scalby clifftops and a llama at Sewerby (admittedly the last one was in a zoo.....).
Once you finally arrive at North Landing, a trip to the beach is obviously required. It is, however, a fairly sharp descent as the photos from the top and bottom of the old Lifeboat house slipway show.
The small bay is still used for fishing by cobles, which are put to sea in a more modern method using tractors.
The one on the beach was waiting for a boat to return, whilst the other one seemed to be life expired and was rusting away half way up the cliff.
Down on the bay there are caves to explore, notably the two which are called "Ladies" and "Gents".
A walk along the clifftops to North Landing from Flamborough Lighthouse, a distance of around 1¾ miles.
The path meanders between the edge of the cliff and Flamborough Golf Club whom, it seems, have some volatile members....... never mind the dog, watch out for the bloody golfers!
The Golf Club is built on the land that was once a wartime radar station. Forming part of the Chain Home System, the giant radar masts (now long gone) once provided advance warning of incoming air raids.
Just to the landward side of the footpath are a series of concrete slabs which have metal rings embedded into them. These are the remaining anchor points of the barrage balloons that used to defend the site.
Most of the cliff facings were quiet, as the summer bird population had largely migrated by this time.
Scarborough Railway Station is a slightly larger terminus than the one at Pickering.
It is also still in current main network use, as opposed to the preserved NYMR.
They still name modern stock though and this provided a link to the old home town with one of the units being called "Barbara Castle", the formidable former Member of Parliament for Blackburn.
