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Post Christmas blow-out on Cawston Greenway

A few of us made it today and had a good old Christmas-calorie-burning session. The Blackthorn trees that we released didn’t quite work out in the same way that the Hawthorn trees did, but we can see how they develop … Continue reading

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Snowy start to a great Christmas workday in Cawston

I have to say that I am rather pleased with today’s workday. As I trudged from my home at 9:50am it was snowing and cold and I thought that I was going to be on my own today. However, I … Continue reading

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Hedge-Laying on Cawston Greenway

Busy afternoon on the greenway with six or so of us making it and we did a bit more hedge-laying in the bird-box clearing (the one with the bench and bird-boxes that young Paul put up last year). Mike was … Continue reading

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Hawthorn Clearing

Great workday yesterday and good to see that about six or seven of us made it. We started pushing back the path northbound from where we last left off and discovered a group of struggling young Hawthorn trees, that were … Continue reading

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We made a stream on Cawston Greenway

Today started with a bit of head scratching and an exploratory dig at each end of an aqueduct that takes a spur of the Lawford Brook under the greenway. Whilst we uncovered each end, we were still unable to get … Continue reading

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Good Midweeker on Cawston Greenway

Good midweeker today and we carried on with the path widening. It’s tough ripping out the scrub but it has to be done. What is left is a lovely wide path that will allow all users enough room to comfortably … Continue reading

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Midweek Workday on Cawston Greenway

Great workday today with good progress. You might of received a blog notification email telling you about the dates for the next few weeks. I have changed it so that there is a ‘Workday Dates’ tab on the brown navigation … Continue reading

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Brill Day on Cawston Greenway

Wow!! What a great workday. We pushed on with the path widening working from the first picnic clearing upwards towards the entrance. It is hard and slow work but soon enough we will be out of cutting and on to … Continue reading

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Cawston Greenway Path Widening

Good midweek workday today and we pushed on with the path widening between the two large clearings. It is worth bearing in mind that we need to create as many scallops along the path as possible. These will be warmer … Continue reading

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Fantastic Day on Cawston Greenway

Really good day with ten or so of us turning out and we really pushed on with the path widening between the two clearings. We are switching from either side of the original path so that we create a snaking … Continue reading

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