Tag Archives: butterflies

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, beetles, birdsfoot-trefoil, butterflies, cycling, field poppy, Great Burnet, jogging, Lesser Knapweed, nature trail, Orange Hawkweed, outdoors, Railway path, Rugby to Draycote Railway Path, Rugby to Leamington Spa Railway, runners, running, St John's Wort, summer, walkers, wildflowers | 1 Comment

And finally…

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

….it’s starting to come good. We have reds, blues, pinks, yellows, whites, and purples in our mini-meadow, and a fantastic backdrop in the distance. All this colour will be the annuals in the seed-mix with the perennials taking over in … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, community, corn chamomile, cornflower, creating a wildflower meadow, cycling, field poppy, hedge woundwort, nature, nipplewort, oxeye daisy, photography, Railway path, rambling, rosebay willowherb, running, self-heal, tufted vetch, wildflower meadow, wildflowers, wildlife | 2 Comments

Weekender

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Great turn-out for our weekend workday. Tom, Victoria, Tim, Marcus, Aaron and Paul made it to the steps down to the reservoir and we cracked on with replacing the steps that had come loose – which was most of them, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bats, birds, biscuits, bug-life, butterflies, coffee, community, countryside, cycling, excercise, outdoor life, photography, Picnic, running, walking, wildflower meadow, wildlife, working together | 4 Comments

Visit from The Hulk

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marvel must have sent Hulk because everything has turned green! He left the nettle-pulling for the rest of us superheroes, in the form of Howard, Marcus, Wayne and myself… Thanks – Hulk! We set up camp at bench #2, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged brimstone, butterflies, coffee, community, conservation, conversation, cookies, cycling, dogs, friendship, hobbies, hulk, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, orange tip, peacock, photography, rambling, running, speckled wood, wildflowers | Leave a comment

Life Goes On…

Posted on March 19, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterflies, community, cycling, friendship, hobbies, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, nectar, outdoors, photography, Picnic, rambling, running, sustrans, wildflowers | 2 Comments

Life on the Hedge

Posted on February 28, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, bloody-nosed beetles, bumblebee, butterflies, community, cycling, dappled sunlight, Hedge Bedstraw, hedgerow, holly, Lady's Bedstraw, nature, photography, picnic benches, running, sustrans | Leave a comment

Record Bench Build

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, brimstone butterfly, butterflies, cawston greenway, hedgerow, nature reserve, nature trail, nectar, Picnic, picnic benches, pollinators | Leave a comment

Visit from the mothership

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, bloody-nosed beetles, butterflies, Hedge Bedstraw, Lady's Bedstraw, NCR, NCR 41, picnic benches, pollinators, rambling, sustrans, view, walking | Leave a comment

Green Time v. Screen Time

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, bloody nosed beetle, butterflies, community, cycling, foxgloves, friendship, green time, hobbies, Lady's Bedstraw, Mountain-biking, photography, picnic benches, rambling, running, scrub lovers, tree huggers, walking, wildflowers | Leave a comment

Lots to do and running out of time

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →