Author Archives: Paul

About Paul

Just trying to create a slice of wildlife and a place for people to chill out and meet new friends in this crazy world that we live in.

Snowy Day

Posted on February 16, 2021 by Paul

General tidy and a little snip back this week. We put our Valentines rocks out at the weekend as well. Please feel free to like the rocks facebook page https://www.facebook.com/MaggyAnneRocks That’s it for this week. Hopefully get some good news … Continue reading →

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Battling the Floods

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Paul

We had to uncover the old ballast path today. We tried digging channels to let the standing water drain a little, but it was not going anywhere. Possibly a bit wider that I would of liked, but I would hate … Continue reading →

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Snip Snip Snip

Posted on January 27, 2021 by Paul

Snipping back is all we can do right now. With one other person from a different household and socially distanced. I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, though. First off – our snowdrops are starting to … Continue reading →

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Ivy

Posted on January 20, 2021 by Paul

Ivy, love it or hate it… We have too much and it is stopping other things growing. It is also growing up tree trunks and into the canopy, which blocks out sunlight and can weaken the branches. Before and after … Continue reading →

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Daily Exercise

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Paul

We are allowed to take our daily exercise on the greenway and do small tasks like a litter pick or snipping back. Only two people at a time and social distancing must be observed. Today we just snipped back a … Continue reading →

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Tree Release

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Paul

We had news from Sustrans that we can do workdays as part of our daily exercise. Two people from seperate households at a time. I have had loads of people requesting to help. So sorry but not at the moment. … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Paul

Merry Christmas to everyone who follows us or indeed, uses the greenway. Just a socially-distanced litter-pick today. And I have some super Christmas rocks to put out this afternoon. I hope everybody enjoys hunting for them. Muggins forgot to bring … Continue reading →

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Nearly At The End Of A Long Year

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Paul

Yeah, it has been a long and frustrating year for all of us. It has been great to see so many people using the greenway and I am glad that we have managed to cobble together workdays. This week we … Continue reading →

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Back in the Clearing

Posted on December 10, 2020 by Paul

We were back in our new old clearing this week. Or should that be old new clearing…? Anyhow, here we are creating an area where people can stop, have a seat at our bench and just enjoy the wildflowers and … Continue reading →

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This was our first clearing ten years ago!

Posted on December 3, 2020 by Paul

A very mixed emotion post here. We had bats roosting in the tunnel before someone set a fire and drove them out. We put up bat boxes but they don’t have the ladder bits so they are not used. This … Continue reading →

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