Tag Archives: conservation

How Difficult Can It Be…

Posted on September 17, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

How difficult is it to predict the weather just 12 hours ahead? The forecast was telling us that we were going to have a total washout. We changed our plans, yet again, and surprise, surprise, not a drop of rain … Continue reading →

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Lumberjacking – Week 2

Posted on September 10, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

When I woke up and looked out of the window this morning, I uttered a curse or two. It was raining, and the forecast for the morning looked pretty awful. I sent out a WhatsApp message to the group to … Continue reading →

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Lumberjacks For The Next Six Months

Posted on September 3, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Seven of us turned out on a soggy morning. Reece, Ian, Steve, Dave, Martin, Marcus, and Paul. Rain was threatening and the forecast didn’t look good, but the only actual drops of rain were from what was held in the … Continue reading →

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Last Session of the 2025 Nesting Season.

Posted on August 27, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We were back up to our normal numbers this week. Eight of us turned out. Steve, Mark, Martin, Ian, Dave, Reece, David, and Paul. Five of us went southwards to keep the connector between the Cawston path and the Dunchurch … Continue reading →

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Reduced Numbers…

Posted on August 20, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

There were only four of us this week. Various commitments like holidays, and actual paid work, kept about half the team engaged elsewhere. But Reece, Steve, Martin, and Paul made it and we did a bit of strimming and also … Continue reading →

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Unscheduled Bench Work…

Posted on August 13, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Seven brave souls turned out today in the scorching heat. I think it went over 30 degrees C (almost 90 in F) as the sun slowly melted everything and everyone. Mark, Ian, Steve, Reece, Marcus, Dave, and Paul. We were … Continue reading →

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Back On Top Of It…

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you’re viewing via WordPress Reader, please click on Cawston Greenway so that the slideshows work properly. Four of us turned out today (Martin, Ian, Steve, and Paul) in what was another beltingly hot day. Records have been broken all … Continue reading →

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I Thought I Had Seen It All…

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing through WordPress Reader, please click on Cawston Greenway so that all the slideshows work properly and the photos are the correct size. The day started with a lone litter pick around the Berrybanks squirrel den… The … Continue reading →

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Last Chance Saloon

Posted on June 11, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you are viewing via the WordPress Reader, please click on cawstongreenway.co.uk so that all the slideshows work and the photos are the correct size. Six of us turned out this morning, with some of us looking very nicely tanned, … Continue reading →

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From Plumbers to Carpenters

Posted on June 4, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you’re viewing via the WordPress Reader, please click on cawstongreenway.co.uk so that all the slideshows work properly and the images are the correct size. Last week we came dressed as Italian plumbers, this week we put on our carpenter … Continue reading →

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Wed 28th Oct - Sky Blue Bench - working southward. Strim and widen path.
Fri 30th Oct - Dunchurch - Symmetry Park -working westward. Strim and widen path.
Wed 4th Nov - Sky Blue Bench - trim hedge.
Wed 11th Nov - Sky Blue Bench - trim hedge.
Fri 13th Nov - Dunchurch - Windmill Lane - working westward and stain benches if dry (widen path around field).
Wed 18th Nov - Berrybanks - extend butterfly clearing and clear off wildflower area north side of underpass.
Wed 25th Nov - Berrybanks - thin trees on southern side to let more sunlight in on south-facing bank.
Fri 27th Nov - Dunchurch - Symmetry Park - working eastward thinning and widening.
Wed 2nd Dec - Underpass - (south side) seeding with garlic mustard seeds.
Wed 9th Dec - Underpass - (north side) clearing out wildflower area and seeding with garlic mustard seeds.
Fri 11th Dec - Dunchurch - Symmetry Park - working westward thinning and strimming.