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Grantham market cross

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📷 Alan Murray-Rust · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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52.91317, -0.64385

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Conduit Tea Gardens — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕The Conduit Tea Gardens — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Bike parkingCaféParking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Lily Beetle +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Bombus lucorum, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Lily Beetle +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Silver-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Springy Turf-moss +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Silver-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Springy Turf-moss +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

Riversidepublic footpath · 211 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 211 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway

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Cycling

51 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Route 22Cycling route

Named routeRef 22Regional cycle route

Route 11Cycling route

Named routeRef 11Regional cycle route

National Byway (Lincolnshire)Cycling route

The National Byway in Lincolnshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Lincolnshire Cycle TrailCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 15Cycling route

Named routeRef 15National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

12,665 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,665 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +24

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Limnephilus lunatus · Otiorhynchus crataegi · Birch Catkin Bug · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Trioza centranthi +18

Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025

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Plants29 species

summer

2026

Silver-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Common Haircap · Heath Star Moss · Bog Groove-moss +24

Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025
Upright Screw-mossTortula subulata2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,665 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds29 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit +24

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
MagpiePica pica
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Common GullLarus canus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Limnephilus lunatus · Otiorhynchus crataegi · Birch Catkin Bug · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Trioza centranthi +18

Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025
Birch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedae
Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima2025
Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Varied Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci
Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025
Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
EupeodesEupeodes2025
Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025

🌿

Plants29 species

summer

2026

Silver-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Common Haircap · Heath Star Moss · Bog Groove-moss +24

Silver-mossBryum argenteum
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
Grey-cushioned GrimmiaGrimmia pulvinata2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025
Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025
Upright Screw-mossTortula subulata2025
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2025
Common NettleUrtica dioica2025
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2025
DaisyBellis perennis2025
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2025
DandelionTaraxacum2025
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides2025
Common CouchElymus repens2025
NipplewortLapsana communis2025
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2025
Petty SpurgeEuphorbia peplus2025
ElderSambucus nigra2025
Greater PlantainPlantago major2025
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2025
Thale CressArabidopsis thaliana2025
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum2025
Fat-henChenopodium album2025
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2025
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2025
Shaggy SoldierGalinsoga quadriradiata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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