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Bear Cutting

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Good hard work out on the greenway and what a difference myself and Aaron saw. This bank was a tangle of bramble, scrub and brash six or so weeks ago. Thanks to all the people who have helped to clear … Continue reading →

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Fire Starter!

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Good day today. Raked off a load of brash and burnt it. This created the start of a new clearing. We need to take out the canopy above the path to get sunlight on the ground. End of the day, … Continue reading →

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Man v. Nettles

Posted on June 8, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Phil and myself today and we tackled a couple of tree branches that had come down over the last week of windy weather, and the dreaded nettles. We used the ‘weed whip’ and cleared a lot of nettles back off … Continue reading →

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New Clearing Area Identified

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It started off a bit cool on the greenway today, but as the sun burnt away the cloud, it soon warmed up. Four of us today and we met at the gate with a view, and pushed on towards the … Continue reading →

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Litter Pick and Trim

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Lovely morning on the greenway. We worked on the area where the gate looks over the countryside to the west, down to the picnic clearing. Basically, all we can do in the bird nesting season is litter pick and keep … Continue reading →

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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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