Tag Archives: trail

Solo Sunday

Posted on December 12, 2021 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This was our first weekender in a while. Coffee for one!! Loads of people walking past though, so not a problem. Really leisurely couple of hours and got about 30 metres of path pushed back. Actually remembered before and after … Continue reading →

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More Benches

Posted on January 29, 2020 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged benches, birds, coffee, community, cycling, Enjoy the birdsong, friendship, fun, hobbies, mental health, mince pies, Mountain-biking, nature, outdoors, photography, pond, rambling, running, trail, volunteering, wildlife | Leave a comment

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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Wakey wakey!!

Posted on April 26, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Finally, the greenway seems to be waking up! A lot of our old favourites are starting to show and the newly planted mini-meadows are full of new shoots. The new kit-bag has a special place for biscuits, and is starting … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bluebell, bugle, forget-me-not, railway paths, trail, wildflowers | Leave a comment

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Start 10am, coffee 11am, finish approx 12 noon.
Wed 28th Oct - Sky Blue Bench - working southward. Strim and widen path.
Fri 30th Oct - Dunchurch - Symmetry Park -working westward. Strim and widen path.
Wed 4th Nov - Sky Blue Bench - trim hedge.
Wed 11th Nov - Sky Blue Bench - trim hedge.
Fri 13th Nov - Dunchurch - Windmill Lane - working westward and stain benches if dry (widen path around field).
Wed 18th Nov - Berrybanks - extend butterfly clearing and clear off wildflower area north side of underpass.
Wed 25th Nov - Berrybanks - thin trees on southern side to let more sunlight in on south-facing bank.
Fri 27th Nov - Dunchurch - Symmetry Park - working eastward thinning and widening.
Wed 2nd Dec - Underpass - (south side) seeding with garlic mustard seeds.
Wed 9th Dec - Underpass - (north side) clearing out wildflower area and seeding with garlic mustard seeds.
Fri 11th Dec - Dunchurch - Symmetry Park - working westward thinning and strimming.