Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🦋 Insects
Dogs welcome 151 ha
Getting here
50.98447, -1.53906
Open directionsv Embley Park, in Wellow, was the family home of Florence Nightingale from 1825 until her death in 1910. It is also where Florence Nightingale claimed she had received her divine calling from God. It is now the location of Embley, a co-educational independent school for 3–18 year olds.
Read more on Wikipedia → Estate Grade II listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam, Fern-leaved Beggarticks +6 more · last seen 2023
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Test Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 79 Regional walking route
Show on map Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map 23 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 24 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 24 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 246 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 246 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 567 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 567 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 143 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 143 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 109 m ▾
Named route Ref 24 Length 109 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,919 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,919 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren · Chiffchaff +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel +2
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Otter 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Dock Bug
Syrphus Syrphus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023 Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,919 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren · Chiffchaff +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel +2
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Fallow Deer Dama dama2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Otter 🐝 Insects 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Dock Bug
Syrphus Syrphus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023 Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lutra lutra
Lutra lutra
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 