Monthly Archives: April 2023

We finished re-staining the benches…

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today, we cracked on with re-staining the rest of our bench collection with my mate, who does what it says on the tin, Ronseal. And it didn’t rain!!! There’s a first!! Don’t they look absolutely divine. Simple, yet elegant design, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, benches, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, Endangered Butterflies, litter pick, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work, wildlife | 7 Comments

Playing Farmers

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It’s always a tremendous feeling to be at the start of a wildflower-glade creation. Sowing the seeds that we collected last summer, and adding new seeds to the mix, to try to increase the biodiversity. To not do this means … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, nature, running, volunteer work, wildflower glade, wildflowers, wildlife | 5 Comments

Renaming The Benches

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We have some new additions to our bench collection, and some modifications, due to the over-enthusiastic youth trying to wrestle with them last year, after too much fighting juice. We also have the first of the Spring blossom. The feel-good … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, benches, butterflies, cawston, cawston greenway, Cawston Greenway Nature Trail, insects, litter-pick, Railway path, rubbish, Rugby, Warwickshire | 4 Comments

You Could Drive A Tank Through That Gap…

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A question often debated, by the various people who claim to know what they are talking about, is how wide should the path be. We have the one side who would opt for the skinny single-file track, and then the … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, benches, butterflies, community, conservation, cycling, jogging, mental well being, nature, picnic bench, rambling, running, wild birds UK, wildflowers, Woodland | 6 Comments

Blog Visitors
- 1,739,272 visits
CLICK HERE FOR BENCH ENQUIRIES AND SALES
CLICK HERE
Become a Patron from only £3 a month!
Follow us on YouTube
Geocaching Trail
Bronze, Silver & Gold Assessor
SHOP HERE
Log Your Wildlife Here
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.