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All about the trees today…

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Paul

We had a tree pack a couple of years ago from the Woodland Trust. Tiny whips and the protector to go around them. Some have survived and make the edge of our wildflower clearing. What is not to love… In … Continue reading →

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This is our MEGA wildflower clearing

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Paul

This is the big one! Kinda the centre of what we are trying to create. All of this has to go. We need to rake off as much of the cuttings as possible and pile them up out of the … Continue reading →

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This is where the magic is made

Posted on October 7, 2021 by Paul

Normally muggins here is too quick to get going so forgets to take before and after photos. Today I remembered. This is our biggest wildflower clearing and we need to get rid of all the plants now that the seeds … Continue reading →

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We Have Merchandise

Posted on September 30, 2021 by Paul

It is true – we have merchandise that is 100% exclusive to Cawston Greenway and if you enjoy the path you can buy a little memento. So far we have a fridge magnet. I will sort out the shop part … Continue reading →

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More Work on the Wildflower Clearing

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Paul

Bit of a shaky video of our new clearing. I have a ton of poppy seeds to sow, along with a lot of other locally-sourced wildflower seeds. Mick, Marcus and me today and it was hard, hard work, which is … Continue reading →

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More Benches

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Paul

What a day!! Humping 20kg bags of postfix down a slippy and muddy path is no fun… But Marcus, Reece and myself persevered to make a new bench area around a small pond. We are putting them in too deep, … Continue reading →

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New Month – New Mission

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Paul

Aaron, Marcus, Reece, Dave and myself got back to basics this week at the bird-feeder clearing. We cleared out all the encroaching scrub and plants that had gone over from the summer. We’re a bit late in the year to … Continue reading →

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The New Steps Had To Go…

Posted on October 31, 2019 by Paul

I made an error when putting the new steps in, and for reasons way too complicated to go into here, they had to come out. Thanks to Aaron, Marcus and Reece for helping to dismantle them, and a massive sorry … Continue reading →

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It’s a Balancing Act

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Paul

Trying to balance and spin all the plates on the greenway is tough… A bit like life in general I guess, with so many things pulling at you for time and attention. With the path, it could just be a … Continue reading →

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How Many Blokes to Move a Bench?

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Paul

I don’t think any of us had our Weetabix this morning… Moving the bench was such an effort! There it is… Just a few miles away!! Chris, Marcus, Aaron and Paul made the trip down to the end of our … Continue reading →

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