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.

Out of the game for a few weeks

Posted on January 9, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Tomorrow I go under the knife for my back. This means that I will have stitches in for two weeks or so. Whilst my back is healing I cannot drive or lift, or the stiches will simply rip out or … Continue reading →

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Community Bench

Posted on January 5, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We have our community bench. This is in the bird-feeder area and the point of it is so people can sit and watch the birds feeding, have a bit of fun recording what they see and most importantly, it gives people … Continue reading →

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Penultimate Workday of the Year

Posted on December 6, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We are fast approaching the end of the year and Marcus, John and myself put up two of the four bird feeder posts. I have made these so that they have as little value as possible, so if they go … Continue reading →

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We Planted More Trees

Posted on November 29, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We got the rest of our tree pack from the Woodland Trust, planted today. Somehow we found ourselves north of the picnic clearing but it just seemed an ideal spot to start putting them in. In total we have planted … Continue reading →

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We Planted Some Trees!!

Posted on November 23, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Yes, you read it correctly, we actually planted some trees rather then cutting them down. It was Reece, Aaron and myself today. We got stuck in and planted about sixty trees. They are all native British varieties that include hawthorn, rowan, … Continue reading →

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My Gosh This Is Hard Work!!!

Posted on November 16, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Hard Work!!! – second day in a row where we had the wrong tools for the workday!! But we soldier on and make the best of what we have. But back-breaking not having the right tools so I had to … Continue reading →

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We made safe the path to Cawston Wood

Posted on November 12, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

For years people have been asking me if we could do something with the steep path that leads to Cawston Reservoir and Cawston Wood. So today we made it a lot safer by putting in steps. This is pretty much … Continue reading →

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Revisit the Risk Assessment for Power Tools

Posted on November 9, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Great workday today with Marcus, John and myself. No power tools because I just wanted to remind us all of our safe working practices. We must give the person using a power tool at least 15 meters distance. It is … Continue reading →

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What a Difference Power-Tools Make

Posted on November 1, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

What a Difference Power-Tools Make…. Let me explain: These two bad-boys made ripping out the scrub so easy. Well, easy for everything except my back!! We had a brilliant turn-out with Marcus, Reece, John, Aaron, Amy, Mick and myself all pitching … Continue reading →

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Hopefully found a bit of balance…

Posted on October 25, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I tempered down the last blog entry and tried to make it a bit more balanced. And today was brilliant. We have a nice wide path so that groups can walk or cycle in tandem along the route. Mick, Marcus, … Continue reading →