Tag Archives: Active Travel

Who Upset The Weather Gods

Posted on March 25, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It was a topsy-turvy morning weather-wise. It started with bright sunshine, then a bit of rain, then sunshine, then horizontal hail and a bitterly cold wind, then sunshine, and then snow… It was crazy, and we soon decided that we … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, bees, beetles, butterflies, cawston, Connecting Communities, Dunchurch, Pollinator Highway, Pollinator Highway Activity Areas | 7 Comments

Recycle Repair Reuse

Posted on March 11, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The days are slowly getting longer, and the temperature is slowly rising. I think we were at about 11 degrees C today, but the mornings always start pretty cold at about 4 or 5 degrees. I had ordered my weekly … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, cawston, Dunchurch, nature trail, Pollinator Highway, Sustainable Transport, Traffic Free Routes, Traffic Free Travel, Warwickshire | 12 Comments

Creating the Wow Factor

Posted on March 4, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This is the month where the Bird Nesting Season starts. I’ve had a few blue tits checking out the nesting boxes in my garden, but they are not obviously nest-building, and we have the pause before the huge explosion where … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, Activity Areas, Connecting Communities, green space, picnic benches, Pollinator Highway, Traffic Free Routes | 6 Comments

Last One Before The Christmas Break

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Yes, you guessed it. I let them have Christmas off… Nine of us turned out on a very soggy morning with just one mission on our minds. Steve, David, Marcus, Reece, Ian, Andrew, Mark, Dave, and Paul armed ourselves with … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, community, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, Sustainable Transport, wildlife | 6 Comments

New Month – New Section

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Seven woodland wonderheroes made it out today. Ian, Reece, Steve, Andrew, Matt, Martin, and Paul. The mission was to start at The Bear Bridge and push southwards by about 150 metres. What we are trying to do is thin out … Continue reading →

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The End of Another Month…

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

And the end of another section. (If you found me via the WordPress Reader, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for the full blog experience.) It was bitey cold this morning with a good frost, and the sun sitting low in the sky like a … Continue reading →

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Coldest Day So Far

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you found me via the WordPress Reader, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for the full blog experience. We knew that it was going to be colder this week, but 2 degrees C (35.6 F) and the needle not budging all morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, cawston greenway, community, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, conservation, Dunchurch Bridleway, outdoors, Sustainable Transport, volunteering | 15 Comments

We Missed A Bit

Posted on November 12, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

What a day today. It has literally not stopped raining all week, proper raining cats-and-dogs weather. It was so bad first thing, that I was forced to make the executive decision to meet under the Cawston Bridleway bridge, which would … Continue reading →

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Back To Dodging The Rain

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Seven of us made it this week. Matt, Marcus, Martin, Mark, Andrew, Dave, and Paul, and it was more about going sideways, as well as covering some distance. The bit that we are working on is our very first wildflower … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, cawston greenway, community, conservation, Dunchurch Bridleway, fungi, nature, outdoors, Sustainable Transport, volunteer work, wildlife | 11 Comments

The Rain Finally Got Us

Posted on October 29, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We normally have the luck of the Irish when it comes to rain. Even when it’s forecast, we seem to find ourselves in a little dry micro-climate. Today, that luck well and truly ran out… I half expected nobody to … Continue reading →