Category Archives: Newsreel

A route from the Western Relief Road Cycle Path to the Greenway and to Leamington Spa or Draycote Water?

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A late update from Wednesday’s workday, but here goes. We needed easy access to the southerly part of the path so we could get the bench components on site. We found a gate to a field that runs between the … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, cycling, Hedgehogs, nature, outdoors, running, wildflowers | 9 Comments

Hedgehogs

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today was all about hedgehogs!! We had Debbie join us from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and what an interesting morning it was. In between making a bench, we had a really great talk about hedgehogs, and then made some hedgehog recording … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterflies, community, conservation, cycling, fungus, nature, outdoors, running, wildflowers, wildlife | Leave a comment

It Was All Pickaxes And Mattocks Today

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Four of us today, swinging pickaxes and mattocks. Oh boy, I can feel my shoulders and arms starting to ache already. Marcus, Paul, Steve and myself made it today. A good turn-out seeing as there was the Cawston Summer Sizzler … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterflies, community, conservation, cycling, fungi, fungus, meadow flowers, moths, mountain bikers, nature, outdoors, path, pride, railway, running, together, volunteer work, walking, wildflowers, wildlife | 1 Comment

Time for a quick catch-up…

Posted on July 2, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Time for a quick catch-up… There is so much going on, on the greenway, so I thought it might be useful to roll back a bit and remind everyone of what we are doing. But first, our workday. Today’s workday was … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | 1 Comment

Went down there with a heavy heart, came away with my spirits lifted…

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Went down there with a heavy heart, came away with my spirits lifted… Let me try and put into words and pictures, what I mean by this. Last time we were down by the A45 and beyond, our task was … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | 1 Comment

They said it would be easy…

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Pulling these stumps out was supposed to be easy. But because the ground is so stony and hard-packed, it was really tough!! Paul, Mick, Marcus, Aaron, Linda and myself made it today and we worked on pulling out the stumps … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged community, conservation, cycling, Matock, nature, NCN41, railway paths, running | Leave a comment

A shift in what we are doing…

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Sunday was a shift indeed. Instead of kicking about looking for jobs to do over the summer, we started to look for wildflowers and mini-beasts. Oh boy, did we find some beauties. Aaron, Mick, Linda, Jack and myself made it … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, community, conservation, nature, wildflowers, wildlife | 2 Comments

Hard Going at A45 and Beyond

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It was a tough one today. Marcus, Steve, Tim and myself started to try and move the water that is under the A45 bridge. Not as easy as it seemed, but we found a pile of hardcore and built a … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged cawston greenway, community, cycling, fungi, lichen, nature, NCN41, outdoors, sustrans, wildflowers | Leave a comment

Crowdfunding For Picnic Benches

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I have set up a fundraising page for picnic benches along the greenway. This will encourage people to come along the greenway for walks and to sit and watch the nature and wildlife on our doorstep. It will encourage people … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Leave a comment

Sustrans Joined Us Today.

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It is always a real pleasure when anyone from Sustrans joins us. Today we had Martyn, the Land Manager for the area. The reason that it is such a pleasure is because we have the chance to showcase our lovely … Continue reading →