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Let There Be Light…

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Let There Be Light was the phrase uttered by Steve when we removed a group of young trees. Indeed, there was light in abundance. A good workday with Steve, Aaron and myself making the late start. The plan was to … Continue reading →

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Busy Morning…

Posted on August 24, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Oh yes, what a busy morning. Me, Reece and a kidney vetch plant started out. The plan was to snip back going north, from the underpass, but the kidney vetch needed to be planted south so we travelled southwards. This … Continue reading →

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All Things Come To Those That Wait…

Posted on August 13, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

All Things Come To Those That Wait… Some guy on a bike passed me today and commented on how the path was so full of wildlife. I didn’t know if he was complaining or happy or what. But it seems … Continue reading →

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We Didn’t Quite Get To The End….

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

….in fact, we missed it by about 1.6 miles!!! But hey-ho, it was a great day with the great company of Mick and Reece. We just snipped back any brambles that looked like they were about to break out and … Continue reading →

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A route from the Western Relief Road Cycle Path to the Greenway and to Leamington Spa or Draycote Water?

Posted on July 21, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A late update from Wednesday’s workday, but here goes. We needed easy access to the southerly part of the path so we could get the bench components on site. We found a gate to a field that runs between the … Continue reading →

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Hedgehogs

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today was all about hedgehogs!! We had Debbie join us from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and what an interesting morning it was. In between making a bench, we had a really great talk about hedgehogs, and then made some hedgehog recording … Continue reading →

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It Was All Pickaxes And Mattocks Today

Posted on July 9, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Four of us today, swinging pickaxes and mattocks. Oh boy, I can feel my shoulders and arms starting to ache already. Marcus, Paul, Steve and myself made it today. A good turn-out seeing as there was the Cawston Summer Sizzler … Continue reading →

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They said it would be easy…

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Pulling these stumps out was supposed to be easy. But because the ground is so stony and hard-packed, it was really tough!! Paul, Mick, Marcus, Aaron, Linda and myself made it today and we worked on pulling out the stumps … Continue reading →

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Hard Going at A45 and Beyond

Posted on May 15, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It was a tough one today. Marcus, Steve, Tim and myself started to try and move the water that is under the A45 bridge. Not as easy as it seemed, but we found a pile of hardcore and built a … Continue reading →

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Sustrans Joined Us Today.

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It is always a real pleasure when anyone from Sustrans joins us. Today we had Martyn, the Land Manager for the area. The reason that it is such a pleasure is because we have the chance to showcase our lovely … Continue reading →