Tag Archives: Sustainable Transport

Bramble Bashing

Posted on February 11, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

More bramble bashing, or scrub bashing, on the connector path today. I think we had a 92% chance of rain, but it turned out to be just a few minutes of drizzle, and that was it. Nine bushwackers (not the … Continue reading →

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Frankenstein’s Box

Posted on February 4, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Here we are in a new month and with a new challenge. We are now on the connector path that connects the Cawston Greenway with the Dunchurch Bridleway, to make the circular route, which means that the three communities of … Continue reading →

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We Survived Blue Monday

Posted on January 21, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

What is supposed to be the most depressing day of the year came and went. Blue Monday, supposedly the 3rd Monday of the New Year. Apparently, a lot of people have run out of money due to Christmas overspending, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterflies, butterfly clearing, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, nature, Sustainable Transport | 10 Comments

Blue Monday Approaches

Posted on January 14, 2026 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

That third Monday of a New Year, when everyone feels deflated, spent out, and thoroughly down, because of the miserable winter weather and early dark nights, that just seem to drag on and on. The antidote, of course, is to … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterfly embankment, cawston greenway, Connecting Communities, cycling, Dunchurch Bridleway, moths, Sustainable Transport, volunteering, walking | 6 Comments

Last Workday Of The Year

Posted on December 31, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well, here we are at the end of another year on our quest to maintain a nature trail that does three things. Create a wildlife corridor for a biodiverse mix of flora and fauna. Make the trail accessible to everyone. … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged community, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, Sustainable Transport, Traffic Free Travel, volunteering | 6 Comments

Last One Before The Christmas Break

Posted on December 17, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Yes, you guessed it. I let them have Christmas off… Nine of us turned out on a very soggy morning with just one mission on our minds. Steve, David, Marcus, Reece, Ian, Andrew, Mark, Dave, and Paul armed ourselves with … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, community, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, Sustainable Transport, wildlife | 6 Comments

New Month – New Section

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Seven woodland wonderheroes made it out today. Ian, Reece, Steve, Andrew, Matt, Martin, and Paul. The mission was to start at The Bear Bridge and push southwards by about 150 metres. What we are trying to do is thin out … Continue reading →

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The End of Another Month…

Posted on November 26, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

And the end of another section. (If you found me via the WordPress Reader, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for the full blog experience.) It was bitey cold this morning with a good frost, and the sun sitting low in the sky like a … Continue reading →

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Coldest Day So Far

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

If you found me via the WordPress Reader, click on cawstongreenway.co.uk for the full blog experience. We knew that it was going to be colder this week, but 2 degrees C (35.6 F) and the needle not budging all morning … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, cawston greenway, community, Connecting Communities, Connecting With Nature, conservation, Dunchurch Bridleway, outdoors, Sustainable Transport, volunteering | 15 Comments

Back To Dodging The Rain

Posted on November 5, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Seven of us made it this week. Matt, Marcus, Martin, Mark, Andrew, Dave, and Paul, and it was more about going sideways, as well as covering some distance. The bit that we are working on is our very first wildflower … Continue reading →