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.

“More Than Just a Path…”

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Bit of a weird one this week!!! Marcus, Reece, and myself and an unannounced visit from Sustrans volunteer Nick (Sustrans Volunteer Co-ordinator). No work done but just talked about some issues around steps, falling down the hazardous slope down the … Continue reading →

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Picnic Area

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Our new picnic area is starting to shape-up. In my mind’s eye, I can see exactly how this area needs to look. To get wildflowers to grow we need plenty of sunshine. The bench also needs to be in sunshine, … Continue reading →

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Steps Issue

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Unfortunately, we have had to have our new path temporarily closed. The issue is this – the developers, by law, have to protect any newts that might reside on the greenway. This means that they have to put up a … Continue reading →

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We Promised and We Delivered…

Posted on October 6, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We wanted to steer people away from the almost sheer drop, down the side of the Potsford Dam bridge, and instead have a far safer exit point onto Trussell Way. Whilst we had an idea of trying to incorporate the … Continue reading →

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Last Summer Workday

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It was the last summer workday in 2019, and also, probably the last time that we will go beyond Potsford Dam. The reason for this is because Sustrans are putting in an off-road cycle path from Potsford Dam to Leamington, … Continue reading →

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Bilton Grange Takeover

Posted on September 12, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

With 22 (I think) youngsters from Bilton Grange Preparatory School in Dunchurch, taking over this week, I was a little apprehensive, to say the least! However, they all worked very hard and very well together. You can see in the … Continue reading →

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Winter Project

Posted on August 21, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today, Marcus, Reece and myself just scoped out what we need to do over the winter to get the reed-bed and the wildflower meadow working together around bench #4. Here is a screen-grab of the area. The red oval is … Continue reading →

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Come Rain or Shine…

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

..the show must go on!! Well, that is what I kept thinking as Marcus and myself got thoroughly drenched on this week’s workday. But another section snipped back and kept clear for all of our users. So it was well … Continue reading →

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Seek and you will find…

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The wildflower plant ID app (Seek) that David from Sustrans told us about is really coming into its own. The purists might say that we are cheating and should be scouring books and ID guides, but a lot of what I … Continue reading →

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Another Day at the Office

Posted on August 1, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Victoria, Tom, Marcus and myself managed to cover about half a mile on the trail today. We started at the underpass and worked southwards to the Drummond Road entrance. We are just keeping bramble runners off the path and picking … Continue reading →