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How Many Blokes to Move a Bench?

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I don’t think any of us had our Weetabix this morning… Moving the bench was such an effort! There it is… Just a few miles away!! Chris, Marcus, Aaron and Paul made the trip down to the end of our … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Hedge Laying with Storm Gareth

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The problem with Google is that there are plenty of examples of how to make a hedge or even regain control of an overgrown hedge, but when it comes to turning an unruly line of trees into a hedge, it … Continue reading →

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Who Let The Dogs Out!

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Urgh! Here goes… A confession. I have a massive phobia of dogs! People say, oh you don’t like dogs, then? It is not that I don’t like them, I am just very scared of them. But after someone told me … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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Bird and Bat Boxes

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Our good friend, Andrew, made us some more bird boxes and bat boxes. Thank-you, Andrew. Aaron, Mick and myself got the bird boxes up around a nice clearing south of the bird-feeder area. Two are directly on the path, and … Continue reading →

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Two workdays rolled into one

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A lady walked past today and suggested that we had been working all night, because we were here yesterday as well, and she had seen us. I found myself agreeing and saying “I wish”. The greenway is such a nice … Continue reading →

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First Marbled White Butterfly Spotted

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It is probably not something to shake the world, but to me it is a great find. I spotted a marbled white butterfly for the first time on the greenway. Lovely to see something new. Four of us today, Linda, … Continue reading →

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Our wild strawberry has got, err, a bit wild..

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Great day today with Marcus, Linda, Mick and myself. We raked off the banks at Berrybanks and created habitat piles for all sorts of insects and small mammals. It’s all about building nooks and crannies for insects to burrow in … Continue reading →