Tag Archives: dino trail

It’s All Going Green!!!

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Boy-o-boy!!! Last week I was wondering why it was not greening up, and bang!! It’s greened up. Nice to see the quadrant benches being used and nice to see the remains of a little fire in the centre. It’s good … Continue reading →

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Ooh – Something New…

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I have rehashed the menu bar above to include a couple of new activities. Spotting and recording wildflowers, and the same with bug life. There is a brilliant smartphone app called Seek that makes identifying things easy and fun, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bug life, circular walks, dino trail, Draycote Water, geocaching, green time, jogging, Mountain-biking, NCN41, nesting birds, Patrons, Picnics, squirrels, wild birds, wildflowers, workdays | Leave a comment

Welcome to Season 13

Posted on January 6, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Yes, you read that right – this is the thirteenth year of us lot doing the path!! That’s three more than the hit TV series, Friends. Today was graft! Hard graft!! We need to clear the ridge of higher ground … Continue reading →

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How wide?

Posted on December 2, 2021 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

So how wide should the path be? Someone from Sustrans suggested three metres. Cannot remember who it was, and it was a long time ago. I probably have the email somewhere. So why three metres – 1, If people cannot … Continue reading →

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Weekenders Are Back

Posted on November 25, 2021 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

From next month we will be running a workday on the weekend. The first one will be Sunday 12th December from 10am to 12, and just gives everyone who is at work in the week, a chance to get involved … Continue reading →

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Next Workdays
Start 10am, coffee 11am, finish approx 12 noon.
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.