Category Archives: Newsreel

And finally…

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

….it’s starting to come good. We have reds, blues, pinks, yellows, whites, and purples in our mini-meadow, and a fantastic backdrop in the distance. All this colour will be the annuals in the seed-mix with the perennials taking over in … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, community, corn chamomile, cornflower, creating a wildflower meadow, cycling, field poppy, hedge woundwort, nature, nipplewort, oxeye daisy, photography, Railway path, rambling, rosebay willowherb, running, self-heal, tufted vetch, wildflower meadow, wildflowers, wildlife | 2 Comments

Base Camp Is Operational

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Our base camp opened for the first time today, and was much needed as the rain thrashed down, yet again!! It provided welcome shelter for Marcus, Phil, Aaron, Sharon and myself, plus all of our kit. A Blue Tit was … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged base camp, coffee and biscuits, conservation, green space, hedge woundwort, white clover, wildflowers, wildlife | Leave a comment

Furry Friends!!

Posted on June 13, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Our furry friends are back… Or did they ever actually leave? Cannot help but go, “aah, cute…” but when we are getting through a bucket of fat-balls every other week, maybe the novelty wears a bit thin. Great use of … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged biscuits, coffee and cookies, dog rose, iRecord, photography, squirrels, wild birds, wildflowers, Wildlife Photography | Leave a comment

Volunteers’ Week 2019

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Yeah, would you believe it, Volunteers’ Week happens every year and everyone is supposed to thank volunteers for their efforts this week. Marcus, Aaron and myself got loads of thanks this week, as we do every week, so we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged coffee, Common Dog Violet, common vetch, conservation, cookies, Germander Speedwell, Herb Bennet, red campion, volunteers' week 2019, wildflower meadow, Yellow Rattle | Leave a comment

Litter-pick and Wildflowers

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We did a good old litter-pick today on the Berrybanks to Potsford’s Dam section. Victoria, Tom, Mick, Reece and Paul made it to the bird-feeder clearing and we fanned-out from here, after a coffee and catch-up. We have loads of … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged black medic, common vetch, conservation, cow parsley, garlic mustard, hogweed, lady's smock, old railway lines, wilderness, wildflowers, wildlife | Leave a comment

Weekender

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Great turn-out for our weekend workday. Tom, Victoria, Tim, Marcus, Aaron and Paul made it to the steps down to the reservoir and we cracked on with replacing the steps that had come loose – which was most of them, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bats, birds, biscuits, bug-life, butterflies, coffee, community, countryside, cycling, excercise, outdoor life, photography, Picnic, running, walking, wildflower meadow, wildlife, working together | 4 Comments

It was worth waiting for…

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

What was worth waiting for? The banana loaf cake that Marcus had promised last week, but we got rained off, so Reece, Marcus, Aaron and myself had to wait until this week. It was delicious, it was so yummy I … Continue reading →

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Visit from The Hulk

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marvel must have sent Hulk because everything has turned green! He left the nettle-pulling for the rest of us superheroes, in the form of Howard, Marcus, Wayne and myself… Thanks – Hulk! We set up camp at bench #2, the … Continue reading →

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Wakey wakey!!

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Finally, the greenway seems to be waking up! A lot of our old favourites are starting to show and the newly planted mini-meadows are full of new shoots. The new kit-bag has a special place for biscuits, and is starting … Continue reading →

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Tingling Fingers

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Tingling Fingers – sounds like a real ale brewed at a Warwickshire micro-brewery. Sadly, the nearest any of us lot got to alcohol was the anti-bac hand-wash in the first-aid kit. The coffee came a close second-place though, for Marcus, … Continue reading →