Tag Archives: butterflies

That sinking feeling…

Posted on January 18, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

That sinking feeling when we realise that we’ve bitten off far more than we can chew!! South of Berrybanks or north of the underpass, it feels like we are gonna be camped here for a long time… The before foto, … Continue reading →

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The Three Pillars

Posted on January 11, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A Path For Everyone Creating a path that is accessible for walkers, cyclists, joggers, families, pushchairs, mobility buggies. Wide enough so people can pass comfortably or walk two abreast, can see far enough ahead so as not to feel intimidated, … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Season 14

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Yes, you read that right – our 14th year of keeping the path open for everyone. That’s as many seasons as The Great British Bake Off. Pretty amazing stuff and a double-bonus because food is always close to my heart!! … Continue reading →

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Last workday for 2022

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well, we finally got here! Lots of things learnt or re-learnt over the year as we try to keep the three pillars of what we do equally balanced. A path for everyone A nature trail for wildlife A safe place … Continue reading →

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Another chilly one…

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Bloomin’ heck!! Another absolutely freezing day today. However, after the first half hour we were starting to get a little warm under the collar!! As stated in last week’s blog, there is an abandoned bench somewhere at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Thank goodness for hot coffee!!

Posted on December 7, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Has Winter started? I never know if it’s the 1st or 21st of December… But whichever way you look at it, it was a cold day today… We made superb progress today and have the whole of the southern part … Continue reading →

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Finally moving on…

Posted on November 30, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It feels like we’ve been stuck on this section for an eternity! Today we got to the point where we are able to move to the next section… We did a last brush cut of the cleared higher path and … Continue reading →

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Butterfly Bank

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

More work on the butterfly bank today. It’s looking good as far as I can tell… It needs to be sheltered grassland habitat so the scrub on the side will act as a barrier and the dead-hedge at the top … Continue reading →

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Look what I discovered!

Posted on November 12, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

More work on the butterfly clearing. Where we started clearing last week, we have nettles popping up!! What we want is grasses and kidney vetch wildflowers. It’s early days and there is still a load of scrub to clear. It’s … Continue reading →

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Do We Actually Know What We Are Doing?

Posted on November 2, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This time of year probably makes people think that we don’t. It’s all very much work in progress and does look very messy. However, there is method in our madness. The path becomes a quagmire where it’s in cutting over … Continue reading →