Monthly Archives: October 2023

The Hunter’s Moon

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we blast towards the Hunter’s Moon, so called because October is the month where humans and animals alike, stock up for winter. Squirrels hide their nuts, deer fatten up for the long cold months ahead and humans hunt … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, coffee, community, conservation, cookies, cycling, nature, outdoors, volunteer work, wildlife | 12 Comments

Are You The Army…?

Posted on October 18, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Seriously, this was a question a member of the public asked us a while back. We do normally wear green T-shirts and camouflage patterned trousers, but mine are from Sainsbury’s (that’s a huge supermarket chain for my international followers) and … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Baltic States, butterflies, cawston greenway, Central Africa, community, conservation, cycling, Estonia, Iran, Latvia, Mongolia, nature, nature trail, running, volunteer work, wildlife | 22 Comments

World Mental Health Day

Posted on October 9, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had World Mental Health Day this week. It was actually yesterday (Tuesday 10th October). Ignore the posting date. That was when I started to thrash out this post as a draft. The blog always comes out on a Wednesday … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, Kosovo, Kuwait, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work, wildlife | 39 Comments

A Good Toilet Time Read

Posted on October 4, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Someone this week suggested that the blog is a great read whilst sitting on the toilet!! Being British and us lot being a bit (very) prudish when it comes to discussing our bathroom habits, I wasn’t sure how to take … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged cawston greenway, community, conservation, Culverts, Drains, Morocco, nature, Oman, outdoors, Puerto Rico, Togo, volunteer work, wildlife, Zambia | 36 Comments

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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.