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Butterfly Bank Done

Posted on January 28, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well, this is just about as good as it gets for now. Ten wildlife superheroes turned out this morning, on what was the last day working on this section. Andrew, Reece, Dave, Mark, Steve, Martin, David, Ian, Ram, and Paul … Continue reading →

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We Survived Blue Monday

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

What is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year came and went. Blue Monday, supposedly the 3rd Monday of the New Year. Apparently, a lot of people have run out of money due to Christmas overspending, the … Continue reading →

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Blue Monday Approaches

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

That third Monday of a New Year, when everyone feels deflated, spent out, and thoroughly down, because of the miserable winter weather and early dark nights, that just seem to drag on and on. The antidote, of course, is to … Continue reading →

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The Start of our 17th Year…

Posted on January 7, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Who would have thought that we would be turning out once a week, every week, for such a long time? Sixteen years under our belts – 832 workdays (appox 10,000 man-hours), and 52 more workdays for this coming year. Incredible … Continue reading →

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Spring Well and Truly Delivered

Posted on March 19, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing through the WordPress Viewer click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for a far better experience. It’s the first day of spring today. Personally, I don’t go by the 1st March date because nothing really seems to happen until about now. Five … Continue reading →

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The Transfer Of My Thoughts

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we started to try and transfer what is rattling around in my head, and see if we can create it in real life. In my head it’s something like this… At the moment it seems like a bit … Continue reading →

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Duke of Edinburgh Workday

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It always gives us a huge amount of satisfaction when we work with our young Duke of Edinburgh volunteers. George’s task is to create a clearing and get a bench put in, a bird nesting box up, and some wildflower … Continue reading →

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Year Of The Dragon

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) and this time around it’s symbolised by the dragon. In the Chinese culture, the dragon represents good luck, strength, health and also the male element Yang. The … Continue reading →

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Two Weeks To Go…

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Yep, two more weeks of the Bird Nesting Season. Two more weeks of twiddling our thumbs doing not a lot. Just snipping back bramble runners that try and invade the open space that is the path, fixing benches and picking … Continue reading →

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Who or what is CHAD???

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A Chad has appeared on the inside of our bridge… But who, or indeed, what, does it mean? After many hours of pouring over the internet and extensive research, I have come up with four possible answers. Is it Saint … Continue reading →

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