Author Archives: Paul - Cawston Greenway

Hopefully these maps of the greenway will give us clear direction when the work season starts in September. If you click on each map it will enlarge so you can see the detail. Hopefully you will be able to see … Continue reading →

Great day today just to walk along the greenway from start to finish and plan the work for next season. The path was buzzing with butterflies and insects and lots of wildflowers are coming up in the cleared areas. The … Continue reading →

Nice and gentle workday today. Six or so of us turned out and we raked the bank back on the eastern side of the picnic clearing. This will allow seeds that are in the soil to germinate and grow. Burning … Continue reading →

We had a good AGM yesterday and it was nice to reflect on what we started with, and where we are at now. Fantastic progress is a massive understatement. We talked about what we want to be doing over the … Continue reading →

A small group of us turned out and we went from the meeting point down to The Bear, litter picking. The weather turned quite wet so I think we were all glad to go home. Ed burned off a bit … Continue reading →

Great day on the greenway today with good weather, a clear work objective and a good crowd of about ten or so of us turning out. We cleared the north east corner of the second large glade to get it … Continue reading →

Myself, Mike, Graham and Aaron turned out today on what proved to be a fantastic workday. We cleared a huge patch of bramble and burnt it off, along with a load of brash left over from previous workdays. Mike dug … Continue reading →

Early start on the greenway today due to me having an action packed day (my birthday) however, good to see that nine or so made it. Sorry about the lack of direction at the start but we are in completely … Continue reading →

A few of us turned out today and burnt off a load of bramble on one of the banks. Mike from Butterfly Conservation dropped in and gave us some good advice about the reed-bed at the Potford’s Dam end. Good … Continue reading →

Twelve or so of us turned out today and really pushed on with the second big glade. We are creating a huge open space that will hopefully be full of interesting grasses, flowers, insects, birds and mammals. we had glorious sunshine … Continue reading →