Tag Archives: bees

You Could Drive A Tank Through That Gap…

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A question often debated, by the various people who claim to know what they are talking about, is how wide should the path be. We have the one side who would opt for the skinny single-file track, and then the … Continue reading →

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Another clearing, of sorts…

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

But before we get into it, you might have noticed a new tab on the menu bar named “Join In”. If you want to join in, it needs to be with us, under a designated workday. This is for insurance … Continue reading →

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Coffee and Pretzels

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A little bit of an American flavour to the workday today with pretzels – or so I thought… It seems pretzels originated from Germany and were invented by monks!! American or European, I don’t think anyone would be impressed with … Continue reading →

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Week One of the School Holidays

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A gentle workday today with just a litter pick and snipping back bramble, from Potford Dam to the Cawston Bridleway clearing, which is about half a mile. Mike also snipped back nettles at Berrybanks. A lot of the fast growing … Continue reading →

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Flip-Flop

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I am not normally one to dither and hesitate, but today I found myself flip-flopping about what we are doing. Three things were on my mind – something that Michael Drummond from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust said some 13 years ago … Continue reading →

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Reschedule

Posted on March 10, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Waiting for the metal plates to go on the front of the nesting boxes around The Bear pub. They have been despatched but no sign of them so we had to reschedule. The plates have a 28mm hole and the … Continue reading →

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The New Steps Had To Go…

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 - Cawston Greenway

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 - Cawston Greenway

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 - Cawston Greenway

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 →