Monthly Archives: May 2016

Prickly Start to the Day..

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Woucha!! Today we had Mike from Butterfly Conservation, me, Mick, Tim and Mike and we started pulling up the new bramble growth. Boy are they prickly and defensive, but we pulled up loads and roots too. We also got rid … Continue reading →

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Messy old job today!!

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Me, Mick and Mike made it today. We basically pulled all the brash out of what was the pond, but is now just a muddy bog. We burnt off the smaller branches and made a log pile with the bigger … Continue reading →

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I pulled the nettle pulling workday!

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Slight change of plan. I looked at the test area of nettles that I pulled up a couple of weeks ago and nothing is growing. Rather than pull up this valuable food-source, I decided that the best strategy would be … Continue reading →

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Paradise

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Or so it seemed today. Mike, Aaron, Bill and myself this morning and we just beat back the nettles on the edge of the path. With the sun shining and next to no litter, it felt like a really good … Continue reading →

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Keeping it wide

Posted on May 9, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Myself and Aaron today, and what a beautiful morning to be outdoors. We pushed the edges of the path back with our weed-whips and really this is the width that we need to maintain all along the greenway. Plenty of … Continue reading →

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Nettles Nettles Nettles

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Just me today, so I started pulling nettles. I started clearing around a clump of forget-me-nots. I will keep working on this area so that we can see if anything else starts to come up. If it does, it will … Continue reading →