Author Archives: Paul - Cawston Greenway

About Paul - Cawston Greenway

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.

World Famous, You Say?

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

People are asking, with a raised eyebrow, why our round picnic benches and mugs are “world-famous” as mentioned in last week’s blog. Well, in my geeky little world of facts and figures, the blog stats tell me that no less … Continue reading →

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Cawston Guides Takeover

Posted on June 11, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Cawston Greenway Coronation Bench: Blog New to the world of blogging, we weren’t sure where to begin with this… so let’s start with introductions. Hello, we’re from 1st Cawston Guides and we’ve been active in Cawston since 2005 – perhaps … Continue reading →

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A Tale of Two Halves

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Whilst we were back at the Potford Dam end, with delightful views over Lawford Heath, I was reminded of the day that David, the Ecologist from Sustrans came to help. He brought cookies and Lady’s Bedstraw seeds, and we brought … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Stinging Nettles

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Arrgh!!! Our butterfly bank has a huge mass of nettles growing on it!! I really don’t want to be doing the mass pulling-up of the prickly things, like last time. As much as we cover our hands and arms, we … Continue reading →

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Any Excuse For Coffee

Posted on May 24, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today we thought we might try and fix our leaky plumbing. It was not to be, so we cracked open the coffee and enjoyed the pick-me-up juice in our all-terrain mugs… We think the issue with the plumbing is that … Continue reading →

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Sad News…

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Mick has passed away. Mick has been with us since day one, some 14 years ago, and was a regular contributor on workdays. He brought a vast amount of knowledge and steered us to the middle-ground, where he developed our … Continue reading →

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Christmas has come early…

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I somehow acquired a Douglas Fir Christmas tree. It was being sold off on Christmas Eve for £3 so I grabbed it and stuck it outside my house for the festive holiday. It then sat in a pot, on my … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →