Tag Archives: national cycle network 41

May Day

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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We Are Back (sort of)

Posted on June 26, 2020 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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Spring has Sprung

Posted on March 15, 2020 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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Missing in Action

Posted on December 15, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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Our first bloody-nosed beetle sighting

Posted on May 31, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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Jaguar Land Rover Corporate Event

Posted on October 8, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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Last of the Summer Wine…

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

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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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Woodland Ride!!

Posted on December 11, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today we managed to do what I have been trying to achieve for the last seven years. We created a section that really felt like a woodland ride. Great turn out with Mick, Wayne, Anna, Carrina, Howard, Arron and myself … Continue reading →

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New Bluebell Glade

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Great day today with five of us turning out, which is pretty good for a weekday. Well done Mick, Carrina, Reece, Marcus and myself. We have been gifted a couple of bags of English bluebell bulbs, so Marcus, Carrina and … Continue reading →