But before we get into it, you might have noticed a new tab on the menu bar named “Join In”.

If you want to join in, it needs to be with us, under a designated workday. This is for insurance purposes and also stops people saying, “can I do ABC” and ending up doing XYZ!!

If you are doing unauthorised stuff on the greenway and something happens, either to you or to a member of public, you are not insured and do not have permission from the landowner to be doing any activity except traversing it.

On your head be it!!

Today we started to tackle all the self-seeded tree whips… There are loads and loads. If we leave the scrub the path becomes bramble and then the bramble gives way to woodland that becomes a dense fight for light, so tree stems become straggly and leggy, all rubbing against each other and causing all sorts of problems.

I can see this area becoming an unplanned wildflower clearing, it will probably be full of nettles but that is not a totally bad thing for butterflies.

The Woodland Trust suggests that trees need to be between 1.5 metres and 2 metres apart to reach their full potential and maturity.

What I am going to do is work out some sort of rotational clearing regime for tree saplings and bramble scrub. This will help loads with biodiversity because it stops one thing becoming dominant.

Our snowdrop bank is looking good for its first year.

I am going to get more clumps and fill in the gaps. Our goal is a white carpet of snowdrops eventually.

We start to seed our newly made clearings with a wildflower seed mix in April. This month is just about getting as much sunlight onto the ground as possible.

Due to the teacher strike I had my young assistant helping…

We litter picked between the birdfeeder bench and the underpass. She then took charge of our coffee and cookie break…

There are a few Cawston Greenway mugs left and a couple of fridge magnets. If you fancy a unique gift for someone or yourself, be quick… It keeps us stocked up with coffee and cookies. Head over to the stuff on the right for ways to support us. Everything helps.

Our YouTube of the area.

Until next time!

Paul