Tag Archives: railway paths

Is This An Indian Summer?

Posted on September 30, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Or the start of global warming…? Temperatures have been firmly at the 22C (72F) point for the last few days, and I am sure it’s not supposed to get this warm at this time of the year, but I’ll take … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged cawston, Connecting Communities, Dunchurch, Mental Wellbeing, NCN 41, Off-road Trails, Railway Mile Marker Posts, railway paths, Rugby | 5 Comments

Cutting Back Season – Week Three

Posted on September 16, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Here we are in the last week of summer. This time next week, we will be in autumn. How mad is that? Nine of us turned out. Marcus, Steve, Ian, Martin, Ram, Dave, Andrew, Matt, and Paul, and we had … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged cawston greenway, Dunchurch Bridleway, NCN 41, Railway History, Railway Mile Marker Posts, railway paths, Strava Personal Best, Strava Segments | 15 Comments

More Than Just a Path

Posted on September 9, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This is supposed to be the fifth heatwave of the year… Or so the newspapers would have us believe. Call me sceptical, but I am struggling to call this even warm??? Before we get into the day, I can share … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged cawston, Disused Railway Lines, Dunchurch, LNWR Rugby to Leamington Railway, Railway History, Railway Mile Marker Posts, railway paths, Railways, Rugby to Leamington Railway, Strava, Strava Personal Best, Strava Segments | 13 Comments

Jaguar Land Rover Take Over

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We hosted a group from Jaguar Land Rover this week. They very kindly installed a new picnic bench in a clearing with super views. A great day was had and the JLR team also picked up two bags of litter. … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged corporate day out volunteering, Jaguar Land Rover, mountain biking, nature, picnic benches, railway paths, rambling, trail running, volunteering, walking | 18 Comments

We Made It…

Posted on January 31, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We finally made it to the end of the month. It seems like day 131 but is actually just day 31. In my mind, if I had designed a yearly calendar, I like to think that after a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bird nesting boxes, cawston, fungi, HUE166, Land Rover, nature trail, picnic benches, railway paths | 10 Comments

Cold Moon

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It feels like, another month, another full moon, and this week we witnessed the last full moon of the year. The Cold Moon, so called because it signifies the start of the long and chilly winter. The bitterly cold nights, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Astrology, biscuits, coffee, conservation, Full Moon, railway paths, rain, Storms, volunteering, Weather | 21 Comments

National Hot Chocolate Day

Posted on December 13, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It’s National Hot Chocolate Day in America today. Everyone is encouraged to grab a hot chocolate (cocoa) and hunker down whilst snuggling up with a warm cup of the stuff. Making a flask of hot chocolate proved a challenge too … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged cycling, mud, muddy, railway paths, rain, raining, Streams, trail walking, trails, trees, walking, water | 12 Comments

International Volunteer Day

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we celebrate International Volunteer Day (5th of December). The day was set up by the United Nations General Assembly in 1985. It’s a day where volunteers are acknowledged and the spirit of volunteerism is promoted at the local, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bramble, International Volunteer Day, IVD, Pools for Wildlife, railway paths, Streams, United Nations, volunteering, water, Water Management | 3 Comments

Who or what is CHAD???

Posted on July 19, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A Chad has appeared on the inside of our bridge… But who, or indeed, what, does it mean? After many hours of pouring over the internet and extensive research, I have come up with four possible answers. Is it Saint … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Africa, bees, Borat, butterflies, cawston greenway, Chad, community, conservation, Kazakhstan, nature, outdoors, railway paths, Warwickshire, wildlife | 32 Comments

Another clearing, of sorts…

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

But before we get into it, you might have noticed a new tab on the menu bar named “Join In”. If you want to join in, it needs to be with us, under a designated workday. This is for insurance … Continue reading →