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Embley Park

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chiffchaff +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playing fields

Very strong match

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Butcher's-broom +2 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Butcher's-broom +2 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Test WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 79Regional walking route

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

28 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 24Cycling route

Named routeRef 24National Cycle Network

National BywayCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

Route 246Cycling route

Named routeRef 246National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route567 m

Named routeRef 24Length 567 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route143 m

Named routeRef 24Length 143 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

7,248 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,248 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

spring

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Blue Tit +57

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JayGarrulus glandarius
CuckooCuculus canorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2016

🦌

Mammals13 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Otter +8

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
OtterLutra lutra
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
StoatMustela erminea2023
Fallow DeerDama dama2022
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021
BadgerMeles meles2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2019
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2015

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2020

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Ringlet · Gatekeeper +39

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2022
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Clouded YellowColias croceus2015
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2015
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
Wood CricketNemobius sylvestris2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
NeophilaenusNeophilaenus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2018
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2018
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2018
Paracorymbia fulvaParacorymbia fulva2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2016
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2015
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2015
Black ArchesLymantria monacha2015
Peacock MothMacaria notata2015
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2015
Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2015
Mullein WaveScopula marginepunctata2015

🌿

Plants5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2023

Bluebell · Himalayan Balsam · Butcher's-broom · Grape Hyacinth · Broad-leaved Helleborine

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2022
Grape HyacinthMuscari2022
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,248 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds62 species

spring

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Chiffchaff · Great Tit · Blue Tit +57

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2023
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
NuthatchSitta europaea
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BuzzardButeo buteo
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
JayGarrulus glandarius
CuckooCuculus canorus
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2019
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2022
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Grasshopper WarblerLocustella naevia2021
Greylag GooseAnser anser2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2023
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2016

🦌

Mammals13 species

springsummer

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Otter +8

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2024
OtterLutra lutra
Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
StoatMustela erminea2023
Fallow DeerDama dama2022
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021
BadgerMeles meles2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2020
Brown RatRattus norvegicus2019
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2015

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2020

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects44 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small White · Large White · Ringlet · Gatekeeper +39

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2018
Stag BeetleLucanus cervus2022
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2018
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii2023
Clouded YellowColias croceus2015
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2015
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2023
Wood CricketNemobius sylvestris2021
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2020
Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2020
NeophilaenusNeophilaenus2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2018
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2018
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2018
Paracorymbia fulvaParacorymbia fulva2018
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2018
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2017
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2016
Flounced RusticLuperina testacea2015
Shuttle-shaped DartAgrotis puta2015
Black ArchesLymantria monacha2015
Peacock MothMacaria notata2015
Coxcomb ProminentPtilodon capucina2015
Rosy FootmanMiltochrista miniata2015
Mullein WaveScopula marginepunctata2015

🌿

Plants5 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2023

Bluebell · Himalayan Balsam · Butcher's-broom · Grape Hyacinth · Broad-leaved Helleborine

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta2017
Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
Butcher's-broomRuscus aculeatus2022
Grape HyacinthMuscari2022
Broad-leaved HelleborineEpipactis helleborine2018

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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