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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.

Come and Join In!!!!

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

So happy with the greenway. Had nearly 5,500 views on the blog since we started and seem to have quite a following. Please, please, please, if you are watching our progress on the blog or facebook/twitter and would like to … Continue reading →

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Another 65 meters done on Cawston Greenway

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We pushed on and got another 65 meters down the path. It was a really hard slog with some horribly thick bramble and prickly Blackthorn trees, but we cracked on and made our target. The good news is that we … Continue reading →

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A Few Meters More……

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Nice start to the day today. I got there at about 9:45 and saw a couple of squirrels playing on the path. There were also loads of birds in full song and it felt good. The wider the path is, … Continue reading →

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0.04 of a mile = 65 meters on Cawston Greenway

Posted on January 8, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Right then, where to start!! This is the first time that we have set ourselves a goal on the greenway and happily we achieved it. Basically at the point where we finished on the last workday, to the point that … Continue reading →

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Post Christmas blow-out on Cawston Greenway

Posted on December 28, 2011 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A few of us made it today and had a good old Christmas-calorie-burning session. The Blackthorn trees that we released didn’t quite work out in the same way that the Hawthorn trees did, but we can see how they develop … Continue reading →

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Snowy start to a great Christmas workday in Cawston

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I have to say that I am rather pleased with today’s workday. As I trudged from my home at 9:50am it was snowing and cold and I thought that I was going to be on my own today. However, I … Continue reading →

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Hedge-Laying on Cawston Greenway

Posted on December 11, 2011 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Busy afternoon on the greenway with six or so of us making it and we did a bit more hedge-laying in the bird-box clearing (the one with the bench and bird-boxes that young Paul put up last year). Mike was … Continue reading →

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Hawthorn Clearing

Posted on December 1, 2011 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Great workday yesterday and good to see that about six or seven of us made it. We started pushing back the path northbound from where we last left off and discovered a group of struggling young Hawthorn trees, that were … Continue reading →

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We made a stream on Cawston Greenway

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today started with a bit of head scratching and an exploratory dig at each end of an aqueduct that takes a spur of the Lawford Brook under the greenway. Whilst we uncovered each end, we were still unable to get … Continue reading →

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Good Midweeker on Cawston Greenway

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Good midweeker today and we carried on with the path widening. It’s tough ripping out the scrub but it has to be done. What is left is a lovely wide path that will allow all users enough room to comfortably … Continue reading →

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