Fanny's Wood

Cliff Road north-east of Belvoir Castle

The road runs along the top of the Belvoir escarpment, hence 'cliff'.

Cycle route 64 turning off Sedgebrook Road

The Rutland Arms at the end of the road to the right, popular with cyclists, walkers, and canal enthusiasts, is alwtays known as the 'Dirty Duck'

Large oak on Sedgebrook Road

Some dead branches, but remainder looks healthy

Large sycamore, Belvoir Road

Former track bed of the Woolsthorpe Branch ironstone railway

Also marked as a 'Traffic-free cycle route' on the OS 1:25000 map, though parts of the track are narrow, with little headroom. For details of the former railway, see SK8633 : Railway Bridge, Belvoir Road, near Denton

Woolsthorpe Bottom Lock, No. 16

This is one of three restored locks, close together, and named at the location presumably by the Grantham Canal Society which has its headquarters at the buildings in the image, as Woolsthorpe Top, Middle and Bottom Locks. The Collins / Nicholson Waterways Guide No.6 however names these locks differently, the one in the image being regarded as Carpenters Shop Lock.

Walking the towpath of the Grantham Canal

Two walkers heading towards Grantham on a restored stretch of the Grantham Canal in a view from Longmoor Bridge, (No. 62). Swans on the canal, too.

Headland of sloping field

The field is on the southern side of the Grantham Canal; it's below the line of trees and bushes at the right side of the image.

Grantham Canal: approaching bridge No. 63

The bridge is being approached from the north-west. Due to lighting conditions the already dark footbridge is being viewed against a background of shadowed trees and so is not well seen.

Grantham Canal heading east

The Grantham Canal heading almost due east from a location east of Woolsthorpe Top Lock, No. 18.

Willis's Lock

The towing path of the Grantham Canal approaching the lock from the bend to the south. The lock is one of three consecutive ones fully restored by the Grantham Canal Society.

Lock 17, Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire

One of three restored locks on the Grantham Canal at the old Woolsthorpe wharf site.

Grantham Canal at Woolsthorpe

The building on the left is the Rutland Arms, often referred to as the Dirty or Muddy Duck. The view is looking down stream towards Nottingham, approx 20 miles away. There is a disused mineral railway behind the trees on the right, now used as a cycle route. See Link

Note: Before closure in 2014 The Rutland Arms had been informally known as the Dirty Duck for many years. It was reopened in 2016 after refurbishment and is now officially called The Dirty Duck.

Lock Keeper's cottage, Woolsthorpe

Lock keeper's cottage beside the Grantham Canal. The Rutland Arms is on the opposite side of the road. Note Belvoir Castle SK8133 on the horizon. Note: Before closure in 2014 The Rutland Arms had been informally known as the Dirty Duck for many years. It was reopened in 2016 after refurbishment and is now officially called The Dirty Duck.

Line of old mineral railway, near Woolsthorpe

Once a mineral railway serving the ironstone workings which were prevalent in this area in the first half of the 20th century, this is now part of the National Cycle Route Network. It runs alongside the Grantham Canal in this square, which is just to the right behind the trees.

Arable farmland adjacent to the Grantham Canal

Looking Eastwards from the cycleway near Woolsthorpe. Across the field of oil seed rape the Casthorpe Hills can be seen, 2 miles away. The line of trees marks Longmoor Lane.