Tag Archives: butterflies

Nearly Rained Off…

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The blog schedule told us that we were re-staining the benches today. The weather told us different. I looked at the forecast yesterday and thought it would be rained off, so didn’t bother getting the woodstain. Today looked dry at … Continue reading →

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Goodbye Big Will

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had to say “goodbye” to Big Will today. But more of that, later… The greenway is all things to all people – a path for everyone. So I took my family at the weekend and planted some trees. Note … Continue reading →

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We Have New Mugs…

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I decided that we needed something new to drink our coffee out of. What better way to introduce our branded enamel mugs… I love ’em. Everybody loves ’em. And these bad-boys are not for sale in our shop… yet!! Let … Continue reading →

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Emergency Measures!!

Posted on March 8, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Please don’t use the slope that runs between the Cawston Bridleway and the greenway. It’s like a Val-d’Isere ski run. Some poor bloke came off his pushbike trying to cycle down it a couple of weeks ago. The wail of … 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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, biodiversity, butterflies, cawston greenway, coffee, cookies, litter pick, railway paths, snowdrops, wildflowers | 4 Comments

The bench rises from the ashes

Posted on February 22, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Firstly let’s talk about this bench. We inherited the frames from Rugby Borough Council in February 2011. They were surplus to requirements so they asked us if we would like to recycle them. The fact that they are made out … Continue reading →

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Woodworking Workshop

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This ticks so many boxes… We need to attach the table top next week and dig the legs into the track so that the seat height is about 45cm from the ground. We also need to stain the wood so … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bird nesting boxes, butterflies, community, cycling, Heath Views, Lawford Heath, picnic benches, Picnics, running, volunteer work, walking, wildflower meadow, wildflowers, wildlife | 2 Comments

Change of Plan

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The schedule was telling us to re-stain our picnic benches ready for the spring. The hoar frost told us different!! So we extended our wildflower meadow slightly, and made it a bit more even on both sides of the path. … Continue reading →

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January Weekender

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We enlarged the Potford Dam wildflower mini-meadow and doubled it in size. The before foto, the work, and the after foto… Thanks to Charlie, who is getting some Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award hours under his belt, for the photos. … Continue reading →

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This is as good as it gets…

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

…well, for now. We will probably restart from the Berrybanks end in March, and work towards where we got to today. It’s just gonna have to be “little and often” or we’re going to be stuck here forever. Just the … Continue reading →