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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 27 ha
Getting here
51.08295, -1.36633
Open directionsv Lainston House is a 17th-century country house hotel near Sparsholt, Hampshire in the south of England. It is operated by the Exclusive Hotels chain. It is a Grade II* listed building.
Read more on Wikipedia → Country house hotel Grade II* listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Tawny Owl ✦ 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
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Tawny Owl ✦ 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 — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: LAINSTON HOUSE
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Tawny Owl, Woodpigeon +50 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +131 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Allan King Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 44 miles Regional walking route
Show on map Itchen Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Pilgrims' Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map St Swithun's Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map South Downs Way Walking route 160 km ▾
Named route Length 160 km National walking route
Show on map 31 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Winchester Local Cycle Network Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Route 23 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Viaduct Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map NCN23 temporary diversion route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 23 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 50 m ▾
Named route Ref 23 Length 50 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
South Downs Way Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Ref 89 National Cycle Network
Show on map Sparsholt Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Westwood Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map Farley Mount Off Road Cycle Trail (Shortcut) Mountain bike route ▾
Winchester Off Road Cycle Trail Mountain bike route ▾
Named route Hampshire off Road cycle trails
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
Locks Lane bridleway · 157 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 157 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map Locks Lane bridleway · 75 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 75 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Locks Lane bridleway · 147 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 147 m Surface ground Incline 3% Path type: bridleway
Show on map Locks Lane bridleway · 128 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 128 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
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Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
8,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,814 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Herring Gull Larus argentatus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Barn Owl Tyto alba Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Stoat +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2024 Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Gatekeeper · Small White · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Large White +38
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Field Madder · Small Toadflax · Dewberry
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus Dewberry Rubus caesius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,814 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
winter autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major Magpie Pica pica Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Rook Corvus frugilegus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Common Gull Larus canus2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Whitethroat Curruca communis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Herring Gull Larus argentatus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Barn Owl Tyto alba Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Raven Corvus corax2023 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle · Brown Hare · Muntjac · Stoat +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 Stoat Mustela erminea2024 Weasel Mustela nivalis 🐝 Insects 43 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Gatekeeper · Small White · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Large White +38
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2023 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Meadow Brown Field Madder · Small Toadflax · Dewberry
Field Madder Sherardia arvensis Small Toadflax Chaenorhinum minus Dewberry Rubus caesius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Maniola jurtina2024
Maniola jurtina2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2024
Face Fly Musca autumnalis2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Comma Polygonia c-album2023
Empoasca Empoasca
Empoasca Empoasca
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus
Psyllidae Psyllidae
Psyllidae Psyllidae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Scarabaeidae Scarabaeidae
Scarabaeidae Scarabaeidae
Allygus modestus Allygus modestus
Allygus modestus Allygus modestus
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus
Wheat Stem Borer Cephus pygmeus
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2024
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2024
Limnephilus sparsus Limnephilus sparsus2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Mystacides longicornis Mystacides longicornis2024
Aedes Aedes2024
Aedes Aedes2024
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2024
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2023
Toxonevra muliebris Toxonevra muliebris2023
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2023
Limnephilus rhombicus Limnephilus rhombicus2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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