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Wed 7th July 10 to 12 – Berrybanks to start snipping and litter picking.
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Wed 28th July 10 to 12 – Snip and litter pick Snowdrop bench to Berrybanks.
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Tag Archives: walking
We Are Back (sort of)
Sustrans have given us the green light to work on the disused railway, but not as a group (unless from the same household) and only to do very light work. A great step forwards. I started at Potford Dam and … Continue reading
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Tagged cawston, cycling, Dunchurch, jogging, national cycle network 41, nature trail, path, Railway path, rambling, running, walking
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Spring has Sprung
Spring has sprung, right out of a railway carriage. It must have been a bumpy ride for the rest of the journey… Our great friend Andrew has made us five more bird-boxes. We have placed these between Berrybanks and where … Continue reading
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Tagged cawston greenway, jogging, Mountain-biking, national cycle network 41, nature trail, path, running, walking, wildflowers
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Litter-Pick and More
Aaron, Mick and me today. We started at the underpass and worked northwards to The Bear bridge. The Sainsbury’s bag was for the coffee, so considering the ground that we covered, not a lot of litter to pick up. But … Continue reading
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Tagged benches, cycling, Mountain-biking, Railway path, rambling, Rugby, running, walking
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New Bench
It seems like an age just talking about it, but this week Marcus, Reece and myself finally got a new bench in. A little bit of background – benches placed between this area and Berrybanks have suffered from vandalism, theft … Continue reading
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Tagged benches, cycling, fun, Mountain-biking, nature, picnic benches, rambling, running, walking
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Missing in Action
It was a cold day in March when we lost two of our rakes. Someone had hidden them somewhere “safe” and then couldn’t find them! Today I remembered where I had put them… Welcome back, rakes. It was me, Mick, … Continue reading
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Tagged Birdwatching, cycling, national cycle network 41, nature trail, photography, picnic benches, Railway path, running, sustrans, walking
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New Month – New Mission
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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Tagged coffee, community, conservation, cookies, cycling, friendship, hobbies, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, outdoors, photography, rambling, Rugby, running, squirrels, summer, trail, volunteering, walking, wildlife
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We Promised and We Delivered…
We wanted to steer people away from the almost sheer drop, down the side of the Potsford Dam bridge, and instead have a far safer exit point onto Trussell Way. Whilst we had an idea of trying to incorporate the … Continue reading
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Tagged cawston, circular walks, community, cycling, Damselflies, dogs, dragonflies, Dunchurch, friendship, hobbies, mental health, Mountain-biking, nature, photography, Picnics, Potford's Dam, rambling, reed-bed, running, walking
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Weekender
Great turn-out for our weekend workday. Tom, Victoria, Tim, Marcus, Aaron and Paul made it to the steps down to the reservoir and we cracked on with replacing the steps that had come loose – which was most of them, … Continue reading
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Tagged bats, birds, biscuits, bug-life, butterflies, coffee, community, countryside, cycling, excercise, outdoor life, photography, Picnic, running, walking, wildflower meadow, wildlife, working together
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Visit from the mothership
Great to be joined by David from Sustrans, today. David brought gifts, in the form of cookies and our much needed Lady’s Bedstraw and Hedge Bedstraw seeds. We now have enough seeds to really encourage our Bloody-nosed Beetle population along … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, bloody-nosed beetles, butterflies, Hedge Bedstraw, Lady's Bedstraw, NCR, NCR 41, picnic benches, pollinators, rambling, sustrans, view, walking
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Green Time v. Screen Time
Oh, the irony, sitting here at a screen extolling the virtues of getting away from a screen and replacing it with a bit of green time! It was Marcus and myself again today and we finished the scrub clearance in … Continue reading
