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Hot One!!

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Four of us made it today. Chris, Mick, Aaron and myself. We had a slight change of plan and caught up with burning off the brash. The fire was full on pretty much from the start and we just kept … Continue reading →

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Let there be light!!!

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Four of us today, John, Aaron, Chris and myself, and the plan was to clear all the brash that was left over from the last workday. However, the temptation to start hacking down more of the tree canopy proved too … Continue reading →

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You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Me, Aaron and John today, and it was just going to be burning off the pile of brash from Saturday, but it was a bit wet so we lost about half an hour waiting for the fire to really get … Continue reading →

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Bear Cutting

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Good hard work out on the greenway and what a difference myself and Aaron saw. This bank was a tangle of bramble, scrub and brash six or so weeks ago. Thanks to all the people who have helped to clear … Continue reading →

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Slowly Making a Dent

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Mick and me today and we spent a couple of hours burning off the brash in Bear Cutting. As you can see, we soon had the fire really stoked. There is loads to do and a lot of brash to … Continue reading →

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Pushing on…

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Myself, Aaron, Chris and Mike who was with us for the first time, and thoroughly enjoyed himself, today. Aaron brush-cut the path from the picnic clearing, down to the southern end and back. The rest of us were in the … Continue reading →

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I Ache Like an Old Dog…

Posted on August 10, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today was a gentle walk down the greenway snipping back any bramble on one side, and then walking back snipping any bramble on the other side. No rush and seemed like an easy morning. How wrong I was. All the … Continue reading →

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Busy Workday

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Back in the same area today, as Saturday. Myself, Aaron and Chris made it and we got a fair bit done. Mainly raking up brash that we cut down a few years ago, and burning it. Whilst it is good … Continue reading →

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Fire Starter!

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Good day today. Raked off a load of brash and burnt it. This created the start of a new clearing. We need to take out the canopy above the path to get sunlight on the ground. End of the day, … Continue reading →

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Wet One!

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Me and Chris today and a bit of a wet workday today so we packed in an hour early, just as the sun decided to come out!! Quite useful to have so much rain-fall over the last few days though. … Continue reading →