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.

Bench maintenance southbound

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Paul

For those who worried that we had chopped the path too wide – nature has fought back!! It is no longer wide. Really good to see a lot of new wildflowers coming up in what was scrubby bramble or invasive … Continue reading →

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Schoolboy Error

Posted on June 3, 2021 by Paul

We placed our lovely refurbished bench under a tree. It did look rather nice, until our feathered friends started plopping on it. Nobody is going to risk sitting here! So, after carefully checking for any nesting birds, we made a … Continue reading →

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Not Another Bench Blog!

Posted on May 27, 2021 by Paul

You are let off this week. There is a national shortage of postfix so we cannot put our bench in. Phew! I hear. So we litter picked the whole path and just chatted as we went. Plus a coffee and … Continue reading →

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Benches part 4

Posted on May 20, 2021 by Paul

We stained the rest of our benches this week, starting at what was the quadrant of four, more on this later. Two coats of Ronseal’s finest. Muggins here forgot that the benches serve as a great surface to crack open … Continue reading →

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Benches part 3

Posted on May 15, 2021 by Paul

This is a story about a bench. This particular bench had been given to us by local resident, Kate. It had seen better days but we refurbished it and gave it a whole new lease of life. This is so … Continue reading →

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Benches part 2

Posted on May 6, 2021 by Paul

Second week of a bit of TLC for our benches. We tightened the nuts and screws on the picnic benches and carried on with staining them. Actually managed to remember a before and after picture this week! We have the … Continue reading →

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Benches part 1

Posted on April 28, 2021 by Paul

This week and next is all about the benches. We stained six so far and next week we will tighten up the joints on the picnic-style ones and give them another coat on the top surfaces. We also put down … Continue reading →

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Waterworks Part 1

Posted on April 23, 2021 by Paul

We have decided that we need to keep an eye on the waterway under the path. This area flooded badly in the winter so we just need to see what is going on. After checking to make sure there were … Continue reading →

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New bench with a cracker of a view

Posted on April 15, 2021 by Paul

The nice thing about being a volunteer group, is that we are not under any time or financial pressure. We can think about stuff and hopefully do things that are a little more geared towards the long-term. With the new … Continue reading →

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Litter picked and snipped

Posted on April 11, 2021 by Paul

It felt like we were never going to get to the end of our litter picking and snipping back sessions over the last few months. But we eventually got to the little triangle of light at the end. Everything is … Continue reading →

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