Category Archives: Newsreel

Wildflower Meadow Creation

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Day two of our wildflower meadow work and we got another 12 mtr by 4 mtr block cleared. Marcus did most of the clearing work and Mick started digging up bramble roots.   Looking up and down from the picnic … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Meadow Creation

Posted on November 4, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marcus and myself made it today and we started to create our wildflower meadow. We have allowed our ideas to morph a little bit and are now creating this meadow around the communal bench in the bird-feeder area. It is … Continue reading →

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Bat Boxes

Posted on October 24, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marcus, Mike, Aaron and myself got the bat boxes up. A bit of research and we found out that the entrance to the chamber needs to be 15 to 20 mm wide, so we closed this up a bit. We … Continue reading →

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Bird and Bat Boxes

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Our good friend, Andrew, made us some more bird boxes and bat boxes. Thank-you, Andrew. Aaron, Mick and myself got the bird boxes up around a nice clearing south of the bird-feeder area. Two are directly on the path, and … Continue reading →

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A Way Out…

Posted on October 8, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We all need a way out sometimes – so today we created another way to get off the greenway. This time it is just before you get to the old Dunchurch railway station. The picture really does not do it … Continue reading →

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Our last day of the summer in 2018

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The greenway did have a feel about it, that it had given its all over the hot summer and was now rapidly falling into a sleepy rest over autumn and winter. Chris, Marcus, Aaron and myself started at Potsford Dam … Continue reading →

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We are getting a huge amount of use…

Posted on September 17, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

….which is a great thing. Marcus and myself must of seen about 40 people in different groups, on Sunday. This is great news and  shows how we have progressed over the years. A nice wide path brings in the users. … Continue reading →

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Feeling summer is over

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marcus and myself made it this week. We topped up the bird-feeders and then headed south just snipping back any bramble growing across the path, and picking up any litter. We got to the Potsford Dam bridge so a lot … Continue reading →

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Two workdays rolled into one

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A lady walked past today and suggested that we had been working all night, because we were here yesterday as well, and she had seen us. I found myself agreeing and saying “I wish”. The greenway is such a nice … Continue reading →

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Back on the hedgehog trail

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Lovely day on the greenway today. We had Debbie from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust helping us to do some hedgehog monitoring. Food is placed in the middle and non-toxic ink either side of the food. The nocturnal hedgehogs are regognised by … Continue reading →

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