Grantham Meres Leisure Centre
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.90548, -0.66789
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 88m away — 9 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 88m away — 9 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, House Sparrow +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Mystacides longicornis, Cartodere bifasciata, 7-spot Ladybird +91 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Silver-moss, Wall Screw-moss, Springy Turf-moss +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Viking Way (Barnetby to Whitwell)Walking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Hornsby Roadpublic footpath · 301 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 301 mPath type: residential
63 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
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Wildlife to spot
11,221 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,221 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects18 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Otiorhynchus crataegi · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Trioza centranthi · Cartodere bifasciata · Hawthorn Shieldbug +13
- Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Willow Bean-galler
🌿Plants9 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Silver-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Common Haircap · Heath Star Moss · Bog Groove-moss +4
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
- Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,221 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds34 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +29
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects18 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Otiorhynchus crataegi · Spotted-winged Drosophila · Trioza centranthi · Cartodere bifasciata · Hawthorn Shieldbug +13
- Otiorhynchus crataegiOtiorhynchus crataegi2025
- Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii
- Trioza centranthiTrioza centranthi
- Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Willow Bean-galler
🌿Plants9 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Silver-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Common Haircap · Heath Star Moss · Bog Groove-moss +4
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis
- Common HaircapPolytrichum commune s.l.
- Heath Star MossCampylopus introflexus
- Bog Groove-mossAulacomnium palustre
- Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Euura proxima2025
Euura proxima2025
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusSyrphus torvusBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeBirch Catkin BugKleidocerys resedaeVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciEctopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Ectopsocus briggsi agg. (briggsi/petersi/meridionalis)Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi2025Sallow Pea-gallerEuura pedunculi20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Grimmia pulvinata2025
Grimmia pulvinata2025
Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus2025Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025Red Beard-mossBryoerythrophyllum recurvirostrum2025Upright Screw-mossTortula subulata2025Upright Screw-mossTortula subulata2025