Generally described as the largest natural lake in Yorkshire Hornsea Mere is to the west of Hornsea in the East Riding. It is a popular tourist attraction offering visitors rowing, sailing, boat trips and fishing. Jump to: navigation, search The White Yorkshire rose. ... Jump to: navigation, search Location within the British Isles Hornsea is a small seaside resort town in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England at the eastern end of the Trans Pennine Trail. ... The East Riding of Yorkshire is a local government district in the United Kingdom. ... A tourist attraction is a place where tourists, foreign and domestic, normally visit. ... Rowing refers to several forms of physical activity: For rowing boats in general, see Watercraft rowing. ... Jump to: navigation, search Wooden sailing boat Sailing is the skillful art of controlling the motion of a sailing ship or smaller boat, across a body of water using wind as the source of power. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fishing is the activity of hunting for fish. ...

It is also a Special Protection Area as a result of its shallowness that results in a diverse range of swamp and fen plants. It hosts many species of birds during throughout the year and is of international importance for a migratory population of gadwall. A Special Protection Area or SPA is a designation under the European Commission Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409/EEC). ... Binomial name Anas strepera Linnaeus, 1758 Subspecies (Common Gadwall) (Washington Island Gadwall) - extinct The Gadwall (Anas strepera) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in the northern areas of Europe and Asia and central North America. ...

It was featured on the television programme Seven Natural Wonders as one of the wonders of Yorkshire. Seven Natural Wonders is a television programme that aired on BBC Two from 3 May to 20 June 2005. ...

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• Brief description
• Special Protection Area data

• Map sources for Hornsea Mere