Tag Archives: conservation

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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Very Lucky or Very Unlucky….

Posted on March 30, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today I was brush cutting my way through the last clearing, when the cutting blade shot off the brushcutter!! It was quite a shock to see the blade flying across the path and I don’t quite know how it happened, … 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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Picnic Area Cleared.

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well we did it, we finally finished the clearing of the picnic area. These are shots up and down the greenway showing the cleared areas. There are a lot of nettles ready to spring up so as soon as the … 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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Soggy Workday

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Soggy old day on the greenway today, but got the last of the picnic clearing done. It was just Mick and myself today, but we got a bit cleared. The heavy rumble of the earthworks on the Cawston Extension led … Continue reading →

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Great Way To Start The Week

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

What a wonderfully crisp and cold morning to be doing work on the greenway. We cleared some of the bank on the west side of the picnic clearing. Mainly just scrub, bramble and tree saplings coming up from the roots … 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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