The Grantham Canal cuts a quiet forty-mile ribbon through the rural heart of Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, and along its sloping banks grow fruit trees that…
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Orchards Along the Grantham Canal: Heritage Fruit Trees Worth Discovering
Grantham Canal recycling bins: a practical visitor guide
The Grantham Canal stretches for around 33 miles through the rural heart of Lincolnshire and Leicestershire, passing sleepy lock flights, quiet villages, and…
Mosses and Liverworts Beside the Grantham Canal
Identifying the Grantham Canal’s canal-side mosses and liverworts starts with habitat, not species names. These bryophytes lack flowers and true roots, so a…
The Grantham Canal’s Wildflower Seed Bombs And Planting Projects
The Grantham Canal runs through a changing English landscape of villages, farmland, towpaths and restored waterway sections. Its appeal lies in the details: a…
Grantham Canal cycling: what to do when the path is muddy
The Grantham Canal threads thirty-three miles through rolling farmland and quiet villages between Grantham and the River Trent. Cyclists share the towpath with…
Grantham Canal Autumn Mists: Best Times and Locations for Photography
October drapes the Grantham Canal in shifting veils of silver and grey, turning a working waterway into something drawn from a Constable sketch. The towpath…
A Guide to the Grantham Canal’s Historic Toll Houses and Weighbridges
The Grantham Canal is often experienced as a peaceful green corridor between Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, yet its original purpose was commercial. Opened…
Horse paddocks and equestrian access beside the Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal offers a quieter way to experience the English countryside, passing through farmland, villages, wooded cuttings and the western edge of…
Finding the Grantham Canal’s Hidden Lock Bypass Channels
The Grantham Canal crosses a quiet stretch of Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire, linking the River Trent near West Bridgford with Grantham. Its locks, bridges,…
Wetland Birds Along The Grantham Canal
The Grantham Canal crosses a gently changing English landscape of villages, pasture, hedgerows, reservoirs and quiet towpath stretches. Its canal-side wetlands…