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Non-Work Day

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We can now have workdays but only with two people and very limited tasks. I am not doing anything until the kids are back at school anyway. When they are back I will put my phone number on the workdays … Continue reading →

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We Rock!

Posted on August 7, 2020 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Batch two of Maggy Anne Rocks have gone in… A link to the facebook page is here https://www.facebook.com/Maggy-Anne-Rocks-102238844924141/ Some are well hidden and some are easy to find. Go have fun searching for them!! Paul

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Spring has Sprung

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Spring has sprung, right out of a railway carriage. It must have been a bumpy ride for the rest of the journey… Our great friend Andrew has made us five more bird-boxes. We have placed these between Berrybanks and where … Continue reading →

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Well that is it for 2019

Posted on December 18, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Reece, Aaron and myself did the last workday of the year. Just a little bit of reflection – I have made some mistakes (steps) which probably were just bad timing, and done some great stuff, like setting up a group … Continue reading →

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Steps Issue

Posted on October 10, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Unfortunately, we have had to have our new path temporarily closed. The issue is this – the developers, by law, have to protect any newts that might reside on the greenway. This means that they have to put up a … 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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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 →

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Wildflower Meadow Creation

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Four of us made it today. Chris, Marcus, Mick and myself, and boy did we motor through the scrub. Our mini-meadow will look good next year. It is going to be tough trying to grub out the bramble roots, which … Continue reading →

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Our last day of the summer in 2018

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The greenway did have a feel about it, that it had given its all over the hot summer and was now rapidly falling into a sleepy rest over autumn and winter. Chris, Marcus, Aaron and myself started at Potsford Dam … Continue reading →

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Back on the hedgehog trail

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Lovely day on the greenway today. We had Debbie from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust helping us to do some hedgehog monitoring. Food is placed in the middle and non-toxic ink either side of the food. The nocturnal hedgehogs are regognised by … Continue reading →

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