Tag Archives: volunteer work

How to Add Biodiversity

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Quite a few times we have felt like calling in the USAF to napalm the whole path and give us a blank canvas to start again and do it our way, however, we have to work with what we have … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, Combat Isolation, Combat Loneliness, community, conservation, cycling, Green Time v. Screen Time, How To Make Friends, mental health, Mental Wellbeing, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work, wildlife, Woodworking | 3 Comments

World Famous, You Say?

Posted on June 14, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

People are asking, with a raised eyebrow, why our round picnic benches and mugs are “world-famous” as mentioned in last week’s blog. Well, in my geeky little world of facts and figures, the blog stats tell me that no less … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work, wildflower glades, wildlife, world-famous | 3 Comments

A Tale of Two Halves

Posted on June 7, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Whilst we were back at the Potford Dam end, with delightful views over Lawford Heath, I was reminded of the day that David, the Ecologist from Sustrans came to help. He brought cookies and Lady’s Bedstraw seeds, and we brought … Continue reading →

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Attack of the Stinging Nettles

Posted on May 31, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Arrgh!!! Our butterfly bank has a huge mass of nettles growing on it!! I really don’t want to be doing the mass pulling-up of the prickly things, like last time. As much as we cover our hands and arms, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work, wildlife | 11 Comments

Christmas has come early…

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I somehow acquired a Douglas Fir Christmas tree. It was being sold off on Christmas Eve for £3 so I grabbed it and stuck it outside my house for the festive holiday. It then sat in a pot, on my … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work, wildlife | 4 Comments

We finished re-staining the benches…

Posted on April 26, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today, we cracked on with re-staining the rest of our bench collection with my mate, who does what it says on the tin, Ronseal. And it didn’t rain!!! There’s a first!! Don’t they look absolutely divine. Simple, yet elegant design, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, benches, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, Endangered Butterflies, litter pick, nature, outdoors, running, volunteer work, wildlife | 7 Comments

Playing Farmers

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It’s always a tremendous feeling to be at the start of a wildflower-glade creation. Sowing the seeds that we collected last summer, and adding new seeds to the mix, to try to increase the biodiversity. To not do this means … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, nature, running, volunteer work, wildflower glade, wildflowers, wildlife | 5 Comments

Nearly Rained Off…

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The blog schedule told us that we were re-staining the benches today. The weather told us different. I looked at the forecast yesterday and thought it would be rained off, so didn’t bother getting the woodstain. Today looked dry at … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged benches, butterflies, cawston greenway, change of plan, community, nature, outdoors, picnic benches, raining, trees, volunteer work, Wildflower rich grassland, wildflowers, wildlife | 3 Comments

Goodbye Big Will

Posted on March 22, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had to say “goodbye” to Big Will today. But more of that, later… The greenway is all things to all people – a path for everyone. So I took my family at the weekend and planted some trees. Note … Continue reading →

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We Have New Mugs…

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I decided that we needed something new to drink our coffee out of. What better way to introduce our branded enamel mugs… I love ’em. Everybody loves ’em. And these bad-boys are not for sale in our shop… yet!! Let … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged benches, butterflies, cawston greenway, conservation, cycling, nature, outdoors, running, snowdrops, volunteer work, wildflower glades, wildlife | 4 Comments

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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.