Author Archives: Paul - Cawston Greenway

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.

We Rebuilt Our Picnic Bench

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you’re viewing through the WordPress Viewer, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better viewing experience. BECOME A PATRON: We have costs that we simply cannot avoid. Insurance, running this blog, tools, timber for bench repairs, screws and wood-stain, wildflower seeds, etc, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work, walking, wildlife | 8 Comments

More Trouble With The Waterworks

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing through the WordPress Viewer, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better viewing experience. Seven wildlife superheroes turned out today: Matt, Steve, Reece, Martin, Marcus, Ian, and Paul. However, it was more of an engineering session than … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bacon rolls, butterflies, cawston greenway, coffee, community, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work | 12 Comments

Getting Ready For Easter

Posted on March 26, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing through the WordPress Viewer click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better experience. Six of us turned out today. Martin, Steve, Dave, Matt, Marcus, and Paul. We split into pairs and cracked on with jobs that were starting … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, volunteer work, wildlife | 6 Comments

Spring Well and Truly Delivered

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing through the WordPress Viewer click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better experience. It’s the first day of spring today. Personally, I don’t go by the 1st March date because nothing really seems to happen until about now. Five … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterflies, coffee, nature trail, sausages, wild birds UK | 7 Comments

We Rebuild Our Bridge

Posted on March 12, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing through the WordPress Viewer click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better experience. Seven wildlife superheroes turned out this morning. Reece, Marcus, Steve, Dave, Martin, Ian, and Paul. Today was all about the finishing touches to our new pond … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Bee, cawston greenway, Mason Bee, mental well being, Solitary Bees, volunteer work | 6 Comments

The Bird Nesting Season Starts.

Posted on March 5, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing through the WordPress Viewer click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better experience. Five wildlife superheroes turned out today. Matt, Steve, Martin, Marcus, and Paul. It’s been an emotionally and physically exhausting week for me, so it was really … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, mental well being, nature, nature trail | 8 Comments

Last Cutting Back Session

Posted on February 26, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing through the WordPress Viewer click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better experience. Today was very wet. So wet that we thought it best not to get the battery-powered tools out and cut back the last bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Access To Nature, Active Travel, bacon rolls, butterflies, community, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, walking, wildlife | 6 Comments

Mad Rush Before The Bird Nesting Season Starts…

Posted on February 19, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you’re seeing this via the WordPress Viewer, please click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better viewing experience. We feel like we are really up against it at the moment. Literally nine days before the bird nesting season starts, when … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, coffee and biscuits, Connecting Communities, How To Make Friends, Mental Wellbeing, woodland habitat piles, Woodland Management | 5 Comments

Race Against Time As Cutting-Back Season Ends.

Posted on February 12, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing via the WordPress Viewer click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better viewing experience. Seven wildlife heroes rolled out today. Marcus, Reece, Ian, Steve, Martin, Dave, and Paul, and we felt that a stretch on the southern … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | 3 Comments

This Week We Became Lumberjacks

Posted on February 5, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing via the WordPress Viewer go to http://www.cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better experience. Seven of us (Marcus, Reece, Ian, Martin, Steve, Matt, and Paul) turned out this sunny morning and swapped our wildlife hero cloaks for checked … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | 5 Comments