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Smokin’ Workday

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well what a day! Five of us in the end and we really managed to have a good old tidy up and burn off the piles of brash. The day started foggy and damp, and I really thought that I … Continue reading →

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Temperamental Brush Cutter!

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well it was a nice dry day, we had the brush cutter so it seemed like this was going to be a mammoth workday. Unfortunately, the brush cutter decided that it did not want to start, after it had used … Continue reading →

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Good Workday

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Nice productive workday today with Chris, Mick and myself getting stuck in. We tried to fix the picnic bench first, but need to drill new holes on the wooden bits. My Ikea electric screwdriver proved woeful, too. We need screws … Continue reading →

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Pulling up Brambles

Posted on February 23, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Just the three of us today and we spent time clearing scrub from the area south of the bridge, that crosses the greenway. Rather than just wildly hacking back, we tried to pull the brambles up, roots and all. This … Continue reading →

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We Are Back!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Finally got back onto the Greenway this morning and we had a really good session. It is quite muddy at the moment but managed to clear a lot of scrub from one side of the picnic clearing. We made piles … Continue reading →

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Great day for a workday

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Sunday proved lovely for a workday. It was sunny and hot and very calming. We just meandered down the path cutting back any brambles that were growing across the path, or threatening to. Nice to see some wild flowers in … Continue reading →

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Cawston Greenway Update

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today I ran down to the boggy bit from the Cawston end with GPS, and then down to the boggy bit from the Draycote end. It seems like we have about a quarter of a mile of really boggy water-logged … Continue reading →

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Warwickshire Flora Group Audit Findings

Posted on August 3, 2012 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The audit took place on Sunday 29th July and a lot of plants were found. This gives us great encouragement to keep clearing the scrub and letting wild flowers colonise the cleared ground. The more wild flowers that appear means … Continue reading →

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