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Next Workdays
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Start 10am, coffee 11am, finish approx 12 noon.
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Wed 28th Oct - Sky Blue Bench - working southward. Strim and widen path.
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Fri 30th Oct - Dunchurch - Symmetry Park -working westward. Strim and widen path.
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Wed 4th Nov - Sky Blue Bench - trim hedge.
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Wed 11th Nov - Sky Blue Bench - trim hedge.
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Fri 13th Nov - Dunchurch - Windmill Lane - working westward and stain benches if dry (widen path around field).
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Wed 18th Nov - Berrybanks - extend butterfly clearing and clear off wildflower area north side of underpass.
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Wed 25th Nov - Berrybanks - thin trees on southern side to let more sunlight in on south-facing bank.
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Fri 27th Nov - Dunchurch - Symmetry Park - working eastward thinning and widening.
Tag Archives: running
Community Bench
We have our community bench. This is in the bird-feeder area and the point of it is so people can sit and watch the birds feeding, have a bit of fun recording what they see and most importantly, it gives people … Continue reading
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Tagged bird watching, community, conversation, cycling, friendship, fungus, meadow flowers, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, outdoors, photography, rambling, Rugby, running, volunteer work, walking, wildflowers, wildlife
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Penultimate Workday of the Year
We are fast approaching the end of the year and Marcus, John and myself put up two of the four bird feeder posts. I have made these so that they have as little value as possible, so if they go … Continue reading
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Tagged bird watching, cawston greenway, community, conversation, cycling, friendship, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, outdoors, photography, rambling, Rugby, running, walking, wildlife
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We Planted More Trees
We got the rest of our tree pack from the Woodland Trust, planted today. Somehow we found ourselves north of the picnic clearing but it just seemed an ideal spot to start putting them in. In total we have planted … Continue reading
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Tagged community, cycling, Elliott's Field, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, outdoors, photography, rambling, running, Woodland Trust
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My Gosh This Is Hard Work!!!
Hard Work!!! – second day in a row where we had the wrong tools for the workday!! But we soldier on and make the best of what we have. But back-breaking not having the right tools so I had to … Continue reading
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Tagged community, cycling, Jaguar Land Rover, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, NCR 41, outdoors, photography, rambling, Rugby, running, sustrans, wildlife
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We made safe the path to Cawston Wood
For years people have been asking me if we could do something with the steep path that leads to Cawston Reservoir and Cawston Wood. So today we made it a lot safer by putting in steps. This is pretty much … Continue reading
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Tagged cawston, cawston greenway, Cawston Reservoir, Cawston Wood, conservation, cycling, NCN41, photography, rambling, running, sustrans, walking
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Revisit the Risk Assessment for Power Tools
Great workday today with Marcus, John and myself. No power tools because I just wanted to remind us all of our safe working practices. We must give the person using a power tool at least 15 meters distance. It is … Continue reading
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Tagged cawston greenway, community, cycling, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, NCN 41, outdoors, photography, running
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What a Difference Power-Tools Make
What a Difference Power-Tools Make…. Let me explain: These two bad-boys made ripping out the scrub so easy. Well, easy for everything except my back!! We had a brilliant turn-out with Marcus, Reece, John, Aaron, Amy, Mick and myself all pitching … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, community, conservation, cycling, fungus, meadow flowers, moths, mountain bikers, Mountain-biking, nature, outdoors, photography, running, walking, wildflowers, wildlife
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Cutting Back
Cutting back – I am not sure if we are getting a lot of mixed messages and our various advisers telling us one thing and then telling us something else and every message is starting to conflict with previous messages. … Continue reading
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Tagged community, conservation, cycling, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, NCR, photography, running, walking, wildlife
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Time To Get Back On It!!
After a manic last week, I decided to take a few days off from the greenway and just reflect a little on what we are doing and where we are going. However, it never stops in my head and I am … Continue reading
We found where the fairies and pixies live…
We came across a little grotto of delight today. A fantastic find!! Marcus, Linda, Chris and myself made it today and just gently removed scrub and trees that are shading the path and stopping it from drying out. We just need … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, cycling, NCN 41, photography, running, sustrans, wildflowers, wildlife
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