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Larging it on Cawston Greenway

Six of us turned out today and we went back to the new glade that we have been working on and made it bigger. Warwickshire Wildlife Trust have suggested that we need to make the glades as big as possible. … Continue reading →

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Good mini-workday on Cawston Greenway

Just me and Graham turned out today and ripped out a load of Hawthorn trees snagged in a large Oak, close to where we were working on Sunday. We had a problem with getting the fire started due to the … Continue reading →

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I got the hippy hippy shake…

After two hours of brush-cutting I have got the hippy hippy shake… lol. I hope you enjoy this blast from the past 🙂 A really good day today with quite a few exciting developments. Ed cleared the logs in the … Continue reading →

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Great Workday

Really good workday today with about twelve of us turning out. We pushed on with the path widening and got quite far down towards Potford’s Dam. Still a way to go, but excellent progress that will pay huge dividends in … Continue reading →

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Tough Workday

Tough workday for some of us who spent quite a bit of time dealing with a huge pile of left over brash. A couple of points to remember. If we are cutting down trees we need to deal with the brash … Continue reading →

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Smoke me a kipper…

Great workday today, we extended the natural clearing by the gates, opposite where the new houses are being built. Got a really good stretch done and raked the ground back to bare soil. This will pay dividends later on this … Continue reading →

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Reed Bed

Odd sort of work day today. I seemed to get caught up in chopping back a load of scrub that probably didn’t need to be touched, and after about an hour Mike pointed out badger trails, so we stopped work … Continue reading →

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Unexpected visitors…

Yes, we had some unexpected visitors in the form of a big red fire engine full of a load of beefy firemen. Unfortunately they didn’t come to help chop the path back. Someone had seen the smoke from our bonfire … Continue reading →

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Mini midweek workday

A mini workday where we got an epic amount of work done! We are still working on the coppice at Potford’s Dam. I keep scheduling what we will be doing and we keep falling way behind. This is my fault … Continue reading →

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A long walk….

Maybe suggesting that we start at the end of the greenway was not such a wise idea. It seemed like a long walk to get there!! However, the walk helps us to see what needs doing, and we also found … Continue reading →

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