Tag Archives: conservation

Scallop Management

Posted on October 16, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I have been banging on about “scallops” for ages now. I revisited my woodland management guides and when they talk about scallops along a path edge, they are talking about 50 metres in length and 15 metres deep. I think … Continue reading →

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A Window Of Sunshine Between Days Of Rain

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It really seems to have been raining non-stop for ages. Silly me left my wellies out in the garden and I could literally pour water out of them yesterday when I realised. I was dreading the soaking that we were … Continue reading →

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Jaguar Land Rover Day

Posted on October 2, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had another team from the world-famous Jaguar Land Rover this week. Their task was to clear the scrub between the underpass and Berrybanks. It was, unfortunately, a bit of a wet day, but they cracked on regardless. They installed … Continue reading →

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A Surprise But Very Welcome Visit

Posted on September 18, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Six of us wildlife warriors made it today so we were able to split up a bit with four going northwards and me and Steve going southwards. We had got towards the end of our run when I noticed this … Continue reading →

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A Bench With A View…

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A bit of an odd one today where we kinda went sideways, as well as lengthways, along the path. Our first job was to give the Brook View bench an actual view of the brook. It’s quite hard to make … Continue reading →

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Thank You, George.

Posted on August 28, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week is the last week of the school summer holidays and also the last week that George is with us for his six-month Duke of Edinburgh Silver Award. It’s been great having you on the team, George, and your … Continue reading →

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Back in the Gutter

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

No workday for me last week due to a well-earned holiday. I swapped my usual view for this. However, the guys did a load of work on the path width from The Bear bridge right to the northern end. It’s … Continue reading →

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Poking Around The Drains

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Four of us got out today at Berrybanks, we missed Dave, but cracked on with going backwards to pick up where we got to last week, and then we ploughed on northbound and got to spitting distance of The Bear … Continue reading →

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Summer Rolls On…

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Oh no!! It rained on St. Swithin’s Day (15th July) – According to the old saying, if it rains on St. Swithin’s Day it will rain for the next 40 days. If St. Swithin’s Day is dry, the next 40 … Continue reading →

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More Donations

Posted on July 10, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had an incredibly generous donation from Dunchurch Pantomaniacs. They have funded our fourth strimmer, a hedge-trimmer, a couple of extra batteries, and five bird-boxes. This will be so useful in the autumn when we can push the scrub right … Continue reading →