Tag Archives: nature

Lots to do and running out of time

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marcus and myself today. Just to recap, we want a bird-feeder clearing with a mini-wildflower meadow. We have this and just need to let the meadow grow. We want a clearing focussed on bees and other pollinators. We also want … Continue reading →

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A Bit of a Change of Plan…

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We are having to adapt slightly to fit in with the rest of the clearing season and get the most that we can, with as little effort as possible. With this in mind, we are going to focus most of … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Feeling summer is over

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marcus and myself made it this week. We topped up the bird-feeders and then headed south just snipping back any bramble growing across the path, and picking up any litter. We got to the Potsford Dam bridge so a lot … Continue reading →

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Two workdays rolled into one

Posted on August 13, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A lady walked past today and suggested that we had been working all night, because we were here yesterday as well, and she had seen us. I found myself agreeing and saying “I wish”. The greenway is such a nice … Continue reading →

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First Marbled White Butterfly Spotted

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It is probably not something to shake the world, but to me it is a great find. I spotted a marbled white butterfly for the first time on the greenway. Lovely to see something new. Four of us today, Linda, … Continue reading →

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Our wild strawberry has got, err, a bit wild..

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Great day today with Marcus, Linda, Mick and myself. We raked off the banks at Berrybanks and created habitat piles for all sorts of insects and small mammals. It’s all about building nooks and crannies for insects to burrow in … Continue reading →

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Spiced It Up!

Posted on April 18, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Aaron, Marcus and myself decided to change tack with the squirrels today. Rather than trying to stop them, we thought it might be worth making the food spicy. Squirrels really don’t like spicy or peppery flavours, whilst birds don’t even … Continue reading →

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Squirrels 2-0 Harty

Posted on April 11, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I felt like a man with a plan today – how wrong I was.. I made what I thought would be effective baffles to keep the squirrels off our feeders. I was so pleased with the outcome. So thinking that … Continue reading →

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Squirrels!!!

Posted on April 4, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We seem to be stuck in a bit where spring has supposed to have started, but has not, and the start of the bird nesting season. So today we found ourselves kicking our heels a bit with not much to … Continue reading →

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