Monthly Archives: February 2019

Life on the Hedge

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A cracking turn-out with Marcus, Reece, Aaron, Kerrie and myself armed and ready to tackle our hedge challenge. Supplies were plentiful with gingerbread men, fudge and coffee on offer throughout the morning. I don’t think we quite got to the … Continue reading →

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Record Bench Build

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It was only a matter of time until the professional bench-builders hit the trail. I would say that this one took Aaron and myself about 45 minutes to build… Ahem, sorry, did someone say, 1 hour and 45 mins? Only … Continue reading →

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Visit from the mothership

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Great to be joined by David from Sustrans, today. David brought gifts, in the form of cookies and our much needed Lady’s Bedstraw and Hedge Bedstraw seeds. We now have enough seeds to really encourage our Bloody-nosed Beetle population along … Continue reading →

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Green Time v. Screen Time

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Oh, the irony, sitting here at a screen extolling the virtues of getting away from a screen and replacing it with a bit of green time! It was Marcus and myself again today and we finished the scrub clearance in … Continue reading →

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Start 10am, coffee 11am, finish approx 12 noon.
Wed 28th Oct - Sky Blue Bench - working southward. Strim and widen path.
Fri 30th Oct - Dunchurch - Symmetry Park -working westward. Strim and widen path.
Wed 4th Nov - Sky Blue Bench - trim hedge.
Wed 11th Nov - Sky Blue Bench - trim hedge.
Fri 13th Nov - Dunchurch - Windmill Lane - working westward and stain benches if dry (widen path around field).
Wed 18th Nov - Berrybanks - extend butterfly clearing and clear off wildflower area north side of underpass.
Wed 25th Nov - Berrybanks - thin trees on southern side to let more sunlight in on south-facing bank.
Fri 27th Nov - Dunchurch - Symmetry Park - working eastward thinning and widening.
Wed 2nd Dec - Underpass - (south side) seeding with garlic mustard seeds.
Wed 9th Dec - Underpass - (north side) clearing out wildflower area and seeding with garlic mustard seeds.
Fri 11th Dec - Dunchurch - Symmetry Park - working westward thinning and strimming.