Tag Archives: Rugby

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 →

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First Day Of Autumn, However…

Posted on September 23, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

…we have a problem! Everything is growing like it is spring. The edges of the path have gone mad, and we are now having to strim the grass back to define the trail. Anyway, happy Autumn Equinox and let’s buckle … Continue reading →

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Remember, Remember, The 5th of November…

Posted on November 8, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

These historic events are coming thick and fast at the moment. Last week we had Halloween, this week we had Bonfire Night which gives me the chance to show off the lovely village where I live. Dunchurch (in England for … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston, Cawston Greenway Nature Reserve, community, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, Rugby, running, volunteer work, wildlife | 14 Comments

Renaming The Benches

Posted on April 12, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We have some new additions to our bench collection, and some modifications, due to the over-enthusiastic youth trying to wrestle with them last year, after too much fighting juice. We also have the first of the Spring blossom. The feel-good … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, benches, butterflies, cawston, cawston greenway, Cawston Greenway Nature Trail, insects, litter-pick, Railway path, rubbish, Rugby, Warwickshire | 4 Comments

Litter-Pick and More

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Aaron, Mick and me today. We started at the underpass and worked northwards to The Bear bridge. The Sainsbury’s bag was for the coffee, so considering the ground that we covered, not a lot of litter to pick up. But … Continue reading →

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New Month – New Mission

Posted on November 6, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 - Cawston Greenway

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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“More Than Just a Path…”

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Bit of a weird one this week!!! Marcus, Reece, and myself and an unannounced visit from Sustrans volunteer Nick (Sustrans Volunteer Co-ordinator). No work done but just talked about some issues around steps, falling down the hazardous slope down the … Continue reading →

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Last Summer Workday

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It was the last summer workday in 2019, and also, probably the last time that we will go beyond Potsford Dam. The reason for this is because Sustrans are putting in an off-road cycle path from Potsford Dam to Leamington, … Continue reading →

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Come Rain or Shine…

Posted on August 15, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

..the show must go on!! Well, that is what I kept thinking as Marcus and myself got thoroughly drenched on this week’s workday. But another section snipped back and kept clear for all of our users. So it was well … Continue reading →