King Lud's Entrenchment & The Drift

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King Lud's Entrenchment & The Drift is one of 69 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Leicestershire. For arrivals by rail, Grantham Station is about 7.6 km to the north-east. Woodnook Valley and Holwell Mouth are among the SSSIs within 14.3 km.

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