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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.

Very Lucky or Very Unlucky….

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today I was brush cutting my way through the last clearing, when the cutting blade shot off the brushcutter!! It was quite a shock to see the blade flying across the path and I don’t quite know how it happened, … Continue reading →

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Temperamental Brush Cutter!

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well it was a nice dry day, we had the brush cutter so it seemed like this was going to be a mammoth workday. Unfortunately, the brush cutter decided that it did not want to start, after it had used … Continue reading →

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Picnic Area Cleared.

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well we did it, we finally finished the clearing of the picnic area. These are shots up and down the greenway showing the cleared areas. There are a lot of nettles ready to spring up so as soon as the … Continue reading →

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Good Workday

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Nice productive workday today with Chris, Mick and myself getting stuck in. We tried to fix the picnic bench first, but need to drill new holes on the wooden bits. My Ikea electric screwdriver proved woeful, too. We need screws … Continue reading →

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Pulling up Brambles

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Just the three of us today and we spent time clearing scrub from the area south of the bridge, that crosses the greenway. Rather than just wildly hacking back, we tried to pull the brambles up, roots and all. This … Continue reading →

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Monday 23rd Feb Workday – CHANGE OF START TIME

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Due to work commitments I have had to pull the start time to 9am for this Monday’s workday. Paul

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Soggy Workday

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Soggy old day on the greenway today, but got the last of the picnic clearing done. It was just Mick and myself today, but we got a bit cleared. The heavy rumble of the earthworks on the Cawston Extension led … Continue reading →

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Great Workday

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Lovely day for a workday today and great to see two new volunteers, Chris and Phil. We cleared the opposite bank in the picnic clearing and raked over the ground to assist any wild-flower seed germination. If we just keep … Continue reading →

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Great Way To Start The Week

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

What a wonderfully crisp and cold morning to be doing work on the greenway. We cleared some of the bank on the west side of the picnic clearing. Mainly just scrub, bramble and tree saplings coming up from the roots … Continue reading →

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We Are Back!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Finally got back onto the Greenway this morning and we had a really good session. It is quite muddy at the moment but managed to clear a lot of scrub from one side of the picnic clearing. We made piles … Continue reading →

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