Tag Archives: bees

The New Steps Had To Go…

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Paul

I made an error when putting the new steps in, and for reasons way too complicated to go into here, they had to come out. Thanks to Aaron, Marcus and Reece for helping to dismantle them, and a massive sorry … Continue reading →

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Picnic Area

Posted on October 17, 2019 by Paul

Our new picnic area is starting to shape-up. In my mind’s eye, I can see exactly how this area needs to look. To get wildflowers to grow we need plenty of sunshine. The bench also needs to be in sunshine, … Continue reading →

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Seek and you will find…

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Paul

The wildflower plant ID app (Seek) that David from Sustrans told us about is really coming into its own. The purists might say that we are cheating and should be scouring books and ID guides, but a lot of what I … Continue reading →

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It’s a Balancing Act

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Paul

Trying to balance and spin all the plates on the greenway is tough… A bit like life in general I guess, with so many things pulling at you for time and attention. With the path, it could just be a … Continue reading →

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Life Goes On…

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Paul

We are ahead of our winter schedule, which is probably a first in all of the ten years that we have been doing the greenway. Marcus, Chris, Aaron, Kerrie, Mick and myself made it today and seeded the last three … Continue reading →

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Life on the Hedge

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Paul

A cracking turn-out with Marcus, Reece, Aaron, Kerrie and myself armed and ready to tackle our hedge challenge. Supplies were plentiful with gingerbread men, fudge and coffee on offer throughout the morning. I don’t think we quite got to the … Continue reading →

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Record Bench Build

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Paul

It was only a matter of time until the professional bench-builders hit the trail. I would say that this one took Aaron and myself about 45 minutes to build… Ahem, sorry, did someone say, 1 hour and 45 mins? Only … Continue reading →

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Visit from the mothership

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Paul

Great to be joined by David from Sustrans, today. David brought gifts, in the form of cookies and our much needed Lady’s Bedstraw and Hedge Bedstraw seeds. We now have enough seeds to really encourage our Bloody-nosed Beetle population along … Continue reading →

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Green Time v. Screen Time

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Paul

Oh, the irony, sitting here at a screen extolling the virtues of getting away from a screen and replacing it with a bit of green time! It was Marcus and myself again today and we finished the scrub clearance in … Continue reading →

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Lots to do and running out of time

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Paul

Marcus and myself today. Just to recap, we want a bird-feeder clearing with a mini-wildflower meadow. We have this and just need to let the meadow grow. We want a clearing focussed on bees and other pollinators. We also want … Continue reading →

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