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Tom Brown’s Schooldays
Another damp start as spring finally lets go, and we welcome a new season. The summer solstice takes place this weekend, and we look forward to long, hot days, warm nights, clear skies, and buzzing wildlife. It was a muggy … Continue reading
Jungle Time
Is it the start of summer? Some might say that the 1st June is indeed the start; however, I prefer to go by the Summer Solstice and work to the 21st June. At present, every bit of vegetation is growing … Continue reading
We Drained The Lake
Or rather, Reece and David did. I just paddled about in my green wellies trying my best to look like I knew what I was doing, which lasted for about five minutes before I was rumbled, and was sent off … Continue reading
May Day
This week, in fact, today, we celebrate May Day. The time of the year where young ladies and Morris Men dance around Maypoles up and down the villages of the UK, a May Queen is chosen, and green men lurk … Continue reading
We Are Back (sort of)
Sustrans have given us the green light to work on the disused railway, but not as a group (unless from the same household) and only to do very light work. A great step forwards. I started at Potford Dam and … Continue reading
Spring has Sprung
Spring has sprung, right out of a railway carriage. It must have been a bumpy ride for the rest of the journey… Our great friend Andrew has made us five more bird-boxes. We have placed these between Berrybanks and where … Continue reading
Missing in Action
It was a cold day in March when we lost two of our rakes. Someone had hidden them somewhere “safe” and then couldn’t find them! Today I remembered where I had put them… Welcome back, rakes. It was me, Mick, … Continue reading
Our first bloody-nosed beetle sighting
The bloody-nosed beetle is a bit of a rarity in Warwickshire. Luckily we have a thriving colony. Sadie, Linda, Louise and myself put on our wildlife superhero outfits today and got down to the path with the intention of clearing … Continue reading
Jaguar Land Rover Corporate Event
We had our corporate event with Jaguar Land Rover last week. Chris and his team of 25 JLR employees set to work rebuilding the path next to the golf club. We had teams of ten people spread across the week. … Continue reading
Last of the Summer Wine…
Last of the Summer Wine – well not quite but the last of the easy days just snipping back the brambles across the path. Marcus, Linda, Mick and myself made it today and we cleared the encroaching bramble from the … Continue reading
