Editing Grantham (section)

=== Nature ===
[[File:Saltersford Marsh.JPG|thumb|right|Saltersford Marsh]]
Grantham and its surrounding area host [[peregrine falcons]], which have in recent years roosted in the [[bell tower]] of St Wulfram's Church.<ref>{{cite web |title='St Wulfram's Church' Peregrine falcons set up nest on top of A1 pylon near Grantham |url=https://www.granthamjournal.co.uk/news/peregrine-falcons-set-up-nest-on-top-of-a1-pylon-9195734/ |website=Grantham Journal |date=18 April 2021 |access-date=1 December 2022}}</ref> Grantham is surrounded by rolling countryside and woodland, such as nearby Ponton Park Wood, which has walks and views of woods and farmland.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}} To the north-east there are the attractive gardens and the magnificent deer park of the [[National Trust]]'s [[Belton House]]. Adjacent are Londonthorpe and Alma Park Woods, both owned by the [[Woodland Trust]]. The former comprises young woodland and open areas of wild flowers, while Alma Park has mature woodland on its steep [[limestone]] scarp and offers views over the town and the surrounding area.

To the south of the town, between Little Ponton and Saltersford, the [[River Witham]] flows through marshes and water meadows that support a variety of plant species, including [[vetches]], cowslip, ''[[Primula veris]]'', Lady's bedstraw ''[[Galium verum]]'', and orchids, including the [[southern marsh orchid]], and wildlife, including [[grey heron]]s, [[mallard]]s, [[greylag geese]], [[Arvicola amphibius|water vole]], and the now critically endangered [[white clawed crayfish]]. The area has notable populations of dragonflies, especially ''[[Aeshna grandis]]'', ''[[Anax imperator]]'', ''[[Libellula quadrimaculata]]'' and ''[[Calopteryx splendens]]'', which are also found on [[Grantham Canal]] as it runs through The [[Vale of Belvoir]] to the west of the town. Wildlife can also be found in the town's Wyndham and Dysart Parks.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

The Woodland Trust is based in Dysart Road and has been in Grantham since 1978; its new £6 million building,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/lincolnshire/hi/people_and_places/newsid_9192000/9192111.stm |title=BBC – New eco-friendly HQ for Woodland Trust in Grantham|date=15 November 2010}}</ref> on the opposite side of the road, opened in November 2010. The building, designed by [[Atelier One]] and [[Max Fordham]], has won several architectural awards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Feilden Clegg Bradley – Woodlands Trust Headquarters, Grantham |url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/home/interior-design/feilden-clegg-bradley-woodlands-trust-headquarters-grantham/5019837.article |publisher=Building Design Online |access-date=23 November 2012}}</ref>