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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.

Glimpse of what we need to do in September..

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We spent a bit of time cutting back brambles that are encroaching onto the path again today, but also had a really good look at what is growing on the cleared banks when we are in cutting, and also what … Continue reading →

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Nettle pulling

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Quiet day on the greenway yesterday with just a bit of cutting back any brambles that are encroaching onto the path and general maintenance. We cut back the path so much last winter and we are still struggling with the … Continue reading →

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Great highs and massive lows on the greenway today

Posted on May 31, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It is with great sorrow that report that Edmund lost his battle with cancer this morning. Edmund was a popular volunteer on the greenway and touched a lot of us with his kind nature. I have sent my condolences to … Continue reading →

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Hot on the Greenway

Posted on May 27, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Really good session pulling up nettles on the greenway. This is to give other wild flowers the room to spread and get a good mix of colours and variety. There are quite a few wild flowers starting to appear and … Continue reading →

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Volunteers needed to help with wild flower sowing in Cawston

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Rugby Borough Council have asked us if we can help them to seed the three wild flower borders in Cawston. If you remember last year, the wild flowers were an absoloute riot of colour and attracted a lot of wildlife … Continue reading →

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Three years in and we are now starting to reap the benefits of our hard work!!

Posted on May 13, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It was a lovely day for our workday today and about time too, after the last few have been rained off. We returned to the picnic clearing that we made all that time ago and have been pushing out wider … Continue reading →

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Dodged the rain but still got wet!!!

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Oh what fun on the greenway today!!! We tackled the flooding that has been causing us problems and finally made some headway. Andy and Adam discovered an old drain going over the culvert and we were able to route the … Continue reading →

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All our hard work is paying off

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Aaron, Mike and myself did a lot of nettle pulling today in the picnic clearing. There are loads of shoots coming up underneath the nettles and we just need to give them a helping hand. It’s going to be really … Continue reading →

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Litter Pick on Cawston Greenway

Posted on April 2, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It was a lovely day for it and we had about seven of us turn out at varying times across the day. We picked about ten bags of litter, some old litter that we missed last time, and some much … Continue reading →

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The bird-nesting season is finally here…

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

…and that means that we have to stop chopping away at the scrub and let spring roll into the summer. It also means that we can have our Sundays back too 🙂 I think moving forwards we will probably have … Continue reading →

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