Author Archives: Paul - Cawston Greenway
Blue Monday Approaches
That third Monday of a New Year, when everyone feels deflated, spent out, and thoroughly down, because of the miserable winter weather and early dark nights, that just seem to drag on and on. The antidote, of course, is to … Continue reading
The Start of our 17th Year…
Who would have thought that we would be turning out once a week, every week, for such a long time? Sixteen years under our belts – 832 workdays (appox 10,000 man-hours), and 52 more workdays for this coming year. Incredible … Continue reading
Last Workday Of The Year
Well, here we are at the end of another year on our quest to maintain a nature trail that does three things. Create a wildlife corridor for a biodiverse mix of flora and fauna. Make the trail accessible to everyone. … Continue reading
Last One Before The Christmas Break
Yes, you guessed it. I let them have Christmas off… Nine of us turned out on a very soggy morning with just one mission on our minds. Steve, David, Marcus, Reece, Ian, Andrew, Mark, Dave, and Paul armed ourselves with … Continue reading
Shall I Let Them Have Christmas Off?
If you found me via the WordPress Reader, click on Cawston Greenway for the full blog experience. The weather continues to yo-yo between heavy rain and super-bright sunshine, which is great, but the sun is so low in the sky … Continue reading
New Month – New Section
Seven woodland wonderheroes made it out today. Ian, Reece, Steve, Andrew, Matt, Martin, and Paul. The mission was to start at The Bear Bridge and push southwards by about 150 metres. What we are trying to do is thin out … Continue reading
The End of Another Month…
And the end of another section. (If you found me via the WordPress Reader, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for the full blog experience.) It was bitey cold this morning with a good frost, and the sun sitting low in the sky like a … Continue reading
Coldest Day So Far
If you found me via the WordPress Reader, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for the full blog experience. We knew that it was going to be colder this week, but 2 degrees C (35.6 F) and the needle not budging all morning … Continue reading
We Missed A Bit
What a day today. It has literally not stopped raining all week, proper raining cats-and-dogs weather. It was so bad first thing, that I was forced to make the executive decision to meet under the Cawston Bridleway bridge, which would … Continue reading
Back To Dodging The Rain
Seven of us made it this week. Matt, Marcus, Martin, Mark, Andrew, Dave, and Paul, and it was more about going sideways, as well as covering some distance. The bit that we are working on is our very first wildflower … Continue reading
