Tag Archives: volunteering

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

Connecting Communities

Posted on July 9, 2025 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Please click on Cawston Greenway to make all the slideshows work if you found us through the WordPress Reader. Seven of us ventured out in what seemed like a reasonably warm day. Marcus, Reece, Steve, Ian, Matt, Dave, and Paul. … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Active Travel, cawston, Connecting Communities, Dunchurch, England Countryside, nature, Nature Trails, trails, volunteering, Warwickshire | 7 Comments

Jaguar Land Rover Take Over

Posted on April 17, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We hosted a group from Jaguar Land Rover this week. They very kindly installed a new picnic bench in a clearing with super views. A great day was had and the JLR team also picked up two bags of litter. … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged corporate day out volunteering, Jaguar Land Rover, mountain biking, nature, picnic benches, railway paths, rambling, trail running, volunteering, walking | 18 Comments

The Transfer Of My Thoughts

Posted on April 3, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we started to try and transfer what is rattling around in my head, and see if we can create it in real life. In my head it’s something like this… At the moment it seems like a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterflies, cawston greenway, greenway, nature, outdoor life, outdoors, Railway path, volunteering, wild birds | 12 Comments

Spring Equinox

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Spring has officially started, at last!! It’s actually the spring equinox today, the time of the year when the day and the night are an equal length. In cultures around the world, the spring equinox has represented a time of renewal, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bird nesting boxes, butterflies, cawston greenway, coffee and cookies, community, Mental Wellbeing, picnic benches, spring, Spring equinox, volunteering, wildlife | 12 Comments

New Bench Design

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we are really excited to introduce our new bench design. And the good news is, they are for sale on an individual made-to-order basis. Completely recycled from reclaimed scaffold boards to reflect the industrial heritage of the railway, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Brook, Brook View, butterflies, coffee, community, Industrial bench, picnic benches, Railways, Reclaimed bench, Social Bravery, volunteering, wildflowers | 18 Comments

The Last Workday…

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This is the last workday before the bird nesting season starts, the last of the really cold days where snow sits on the craggy peaks of the Warwickshire Mountains, as seen here in the distance, looking westward from our little … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged A bench with a view, benches, bird feeders, Cawston Greenway Nature Trail, coffee, Colorado, nature, Pikes Peak, socialising, volunteering, wildflowers | 36 Comments

Duke of Edinburgh Workday

Posted on February 14, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It always gives us a huge amount of satisfaction when we work with our young Duke of Edinburgh volunteers. George’s task is to create a clearing and get a bench put in, a bird nesting box up, and some wildflower … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, benches, biodiversity, butterflies, countryside views, cycling, Duke of Edinburgh, picnic benches, volunteering, walking | 11 Comments

Hungry Like The Wolf

Posted on January 24, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It’s that time of the month when we have a full moon. This one is called the Wolf Moon for some reason that I will delve into in a second. I don’t think that we have wolves here in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged all-terrain mugs, butterflies, countryside, nature trail, picnic benches, Railway path, Storms, UK storms, volunteering, wildflower glades | 22 Comments

Cold Moon

Posted on December 27, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It feels like, another month, another full moon, and this week we witnessed the last full moon of the year. The Cold Moon, so called because it signifies the start of the long and chilly winter. The bitterly cold nights, … Continue reading →