Coastal habitats are an important and distinctive feature of the East Riding. They include chalk cliffs at Flamborough Head, soft clay cliffs along the Holderness coast, saline lagoons near Easington, sand and shingle beaches at Spurn, extensive intertidal mudflats in the Humber Estuary and Hornsea Mere - the largest natural lake in Yorkshire. Away from the coastal strip, the landscape is dominated by agriculture with only a few small areas of woodland (for instance around Grimston and Hornsea Mere) (ICZM, 2002).

This section addresses:

• Designated Sites - Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for birds, Local Nature Reserves (LNRs) etc.
• Species Conservation - English Nature report on species and habitats of the HUmber Estuary
• Groups - Local and national conservation groups.
• Management Plans - Biodiversity Action Plans (BAP), Site Management Plans, Shoreline Management Plans (SMP) & Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plans (ICZM).
• Online Data - Conservation data held online from different government and non-government organisations.

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