Tag Archives: cycling

It was worth waiting for…

Posted on May 16, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

What was worth waiting for? The banana loaf cake that Marcus had promised last week, but we got rained off, so Reece, Marcus, Aaron and myself had to wait until this week. It was delicious, it was so yummy I … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged banana loaf cake, community, conservation, cycling, dove's-foot cranesbill, friendship, hobbies, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, photography, rambling, red campion, running, wildlife | Leave a comment

Visit from The Hulk

Posted on May 2, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marvel must have sent Hulk because everything has turned green! He left the nettle-pulling for the rest of us superheroes, in the form of Howard, Marcus, Wayne and myself… Thanks – Hulk! We set up camp at bench #2, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged brimstone, butterflies, coffee, community, conservation, conversation, cookies, cycling, dogs, friendship, hobbies, hulk, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, orange tip, peacock, photography, rambling, running, speckled wood, wildflowers | Leave a comment

We Have Gone All Posh

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Wednesday workday at Berrybanks was very refined with coffee and biscuits at the half-way interval. I liked it. The only thing lacking was somewhere to sit, so we need to make something like this… We cannot have a picnic bench … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Brooklime, Common Dog Violet, community, cycling, friendship, hobbies, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, photography, rambling, running, Speedwell, wildflowers | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bloody-nosed beetles, community, cycling, friendship, hobbies, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, NCN 41, nectar, outdoors, photography, rambling, Rugby, running, sustrans, view, volunteer work | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterflies, community, cycling, friendship, hobbies, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, nectar, outdoors, photography, Picnic, rambling, running, sustrans, wildflowers | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bloody nosed beetle, bumblebee, community, cycling, friendship, hedgerow, hobbies, Lady's Bedstraw, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, nectar, photography, picnic benches, rambling, running, Woodland Trust | 3 Comments

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bloody nosed beetle, community, conversation, cycling, dog friendly, dog phobia, dogs, friendship, hobbies, Lady's Bedstraw, Mountain-biking, nature, photography, rambling, running, scared of dogs | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, bloody-nosed beetles, bumblebee, butterflies, community, cycling, dappled sunlight, Hedge Bedstraw, hedgerow, holly, Lady's Bedstraw, nature, photography, picnic benches, running, sustrans | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, bloody nosed beetle, butterflies, community, cycling, foxgloves, friendship, green time, hobbies, Lady's Bedstraw, Mountain-biking, photography, picnic benches, rambling, running, scrub lovers, tree huggers, walking, wildflowers | Leave a comment

Mini Wildflower Meadow

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Me, Marcus, Kerrie and Ruby made it today. We have got the meadow seed mix and it was nice to split the session into ripping out bramble roots and seeding the area. The seeds are from a farm in Alcester, … Continue reading →