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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.

Next Workday

Posted on November 1, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Monday 5th November. 11am start. Working on the same area between the two clearings. Hope to see you there. Paul

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Productive Workday

Posted on October 30, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Good workday today and we took out a few large trees on the ridge of ballast. We were helped by a couple of lads who we found down on the greenway, so thanks if you are reading. We had to … Continue reading →

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…..it’s now!!! It took me and Paul ages to bring one tree down. I don’t think the saws are getting blunt, it was just a hard thick trunk that we were having to cut through. However, we got a bit … Continue reading →

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway | Leave a comment

Next workday will be on Tuesday 23rd October at 11am. Working on the section between the picnic clearing and the bird-box clearing. What we will be doing is pushing back the scrub that is on the ridge of ballast and … Continue reading →

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway | Leave a comment

Nice Workday

Posted on September 12, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We seemed to dodge the rain and had a pretty good session on the greenway today. We managed to get a fire going that needed little maintenance and allowed us to just get on with clearing. Progress seemed slow as … Continue reading →

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Next Workdays..

Posted on September 10, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Wednesday 12th September 2012 – cutting back the scrub between the two big clearings. 10:30 start. Sunday 16th September 2012 – continue to cut the scrub back between the two clearings. 10:30 start again. cancelled Probably work up until 1 … Continue reading →

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The task ahead is huge!!!

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Good first proper workday today and it was a good one with lovely weather and we really got on with the task in hand. The learning points from last season to this one are becoming apparent. The ground that we … Continue reading →

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The start of our third clearance season starts here!!

Posted on August 18, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you think back to when we started, we meekly trimmed back the scrub and treated the  it was a precious thing. Last year we were a lot bolder, but this year we really need to clear back savagely if we … Continue reading →

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Warwickshire Flora Group Audit Findings

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The audit took place on Sunday 29th July and a lot of plants were found. This gives us great encouragement to keep clearing the scrub and letting wild flowers colonise the cleared ground. The more wild flowers that appear means … Continue reading →

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Next Workday – Sunday 29th July

Posted on July 28, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This is a workday with a difference. Warwickshire Flora Group are doing a wild flower audit along the greenway and we can join them if we want. They are parking up at The Bear and starting at the bridge and … Continue reading →

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