Monthly Archives: January 2022

New Growth

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I walked down to the bird feeders today to refill them. The whole of the path in the cutting is really pushed back to what feels like the extreme. There is method to what appears to be madness, so don’t … Continue reading →

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Treated like Royalty…

Posted on January 20, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We smashed it again today and got the whole of the section in cutting, cut back so people have the option of walking on drier and higher ground. This is before… And this is after… Hard to imagine that we … Continue reading →

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This is the width that we need

Posted on January 13, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Five of us made the workday this week and after a very cold start, we all warmed up quite well. Just to recap – the path needs to be wide so that there is higher and drier ground to walk … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Season 13

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Yes, you read that right – this is the thirteenth year of us lot doing the path!! That’s three more than the hit TV series, Friends. Today was graft! Hard graft!! We need to clear the ridge of higher ground … Continue reading →

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Next Workdays
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.