Monthly Archives: May 2019

Litter-pick and Wildflowers

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We did a good old litter-pick today on the Berrybanks to Potsford’s Dam section. Victoria, Tom, Mick, Reece and Paul made it to the bird-feeder clearing and we fanned-out from here, after a coffee and catch-up. We have loads of … Continue reading →

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Weekender

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Great turn-out for our weekend workday. Tom, Victoria, Tim, Marcus, Aaron and Paul made it to the steps down to the reservoir and we cracked on with replacing the steps that had come loose – which was most of them, … Continue reading →

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It was worth waiting for…

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

What was worth waiting for? The banana loaf cake that Marcus had promised last week, but we got rained off, so Reece, Marcus, Aaron and myself had to wait until this week. It was delicious, it was so yummy I … Continue reading →

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Visit from The Hulk

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marvel must have sent Hulk because everything has turned green! He left the nettle-pulling for the rest of us superheroes, in the form of Howard, Marcus, Wayne and myself… Thanks – Hulk! We set up camp at bench #2, the … 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.