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Cawston Greenway   Right then – time for a radical change in plan! I walked the greenway past The Bear pub and Carrillion who built the Western Relief Road and the cycle path that runs along side it, have created … Continue reading →

Cawston Greenway Fantastic workday, a lot of cutting back to keep the path clear and saw some wonderful butterflies such as Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large White, Comma, Red Admiral, Peacock and Small Tortoiseshell. Made some good plans for the … Continue reading →

This is a photo of the Offchurch Greenway. Hopefully we can achieve something similar, but with a much denser strips of trees on either side, especially between the greenway and the Relief Road. This is a photo of the Cawston … Continue reading →

General cutting back along the path. It is getting quite overgrown on the section towards Potsford’s Dam so maybe our efforts would be best placed there. Please bring your own pruners, we only have four pairs in our tool-box!! Rugby … Continue reading →

I attended this on Tuesday and am really impressed with the enthusiasm and hard work that is going on with projects like ours, in Warwickshire. There were presentations and then guest speakers from St Peter’s Church Wellesbourne Wildlife Project and … Continue reading →

Great workday on the greenway this afternoon and great to see some new faces mucking in with the regulars. We really shifted some rubbish, as you can see…. Thanks everyone for all your hard work and I look forward to … Continue reading →

Howdy! Next workday is Sunday 20th June 1pm to 3pm. Really just a bit of litter picking and general maintenance for now. However, come September and the real work starts. In my mind’s eye (with inspiration and pics from BTCV)…. … Continue reading →

Great to see about 14 volunteers turned up and got stuck in. We cut back the path to ensure a nice clear way through for cyclists and walkers, without getting stung by the nettles or snagged by the brambles. Many … Continue reading →

Meet at 11 o’clock and spend a couple of hours cutting back the brambles encroaching on the path – join in, do some conservation work, feel good!!!!!

Great News! We have tools… BTCV (thank you very much) have given us a tools grant. We have bow saws, loppers, rakes and pruners. They are all shiny and brand new and I for one am champing at the bit … Continue reading →