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Wed 9th June 10 to 12 – Bench maintenance. Meet at snowdrop bench.
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Wed 30th June 10 to 12 – put up bat boxes. Meet at Cawston Bridleway clearing.
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Tag Archives: wild birds
Benches part 1
This week and next is all about the benches. We stained six so far and next week we will tighten up the joints on the picnic-style ones and give them another coat on the top surfaces. We also put down … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, cawston greenway, hedges, path for everyone, picnic benches, positive about autism, Railway path, view, wild birds, wildflowers
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Last workday until further notice…
Just managed to catch up with my emails and Sustrans are asking for no volunteering that involves social interaction. We can do stuff on an individual basis, but not together. Dave, Marcus and Paul made it this week and we … Continue reading
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Tagged Cawston Greenway Nature Reserve, cycling, nature, rambling, running, wild birds, wildflowers
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Furry Friends!!
Our furry friends are back… Or did they ever actually leave? Cannot help but go, “aah, cute…” but when we are getting through a bucket of fat-balls every other week, maybe the novelty wears a bit thin. Great use of … Continue reading
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Tagged biscuits, coffee and cookies, dog rose, iRecord, photography, squirrels, wild birds, wildflowers, Wildlife Photography
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Bat Boxes
Marcus, Mike, Aaron and myself got the bat boxes up. A bit of research and we found out that the entrance to the chamber needs to be 15 to 20 mm wide, so we closed this up a bit. We … Continue reading
Bird and Bat Boxes
Our good friend, Andrew, made us some more bird boxes and bat boxes. Thank-you, Andrew. Aaron, Mick and myself got the bird boxes up around a nice clearing south of the bird-feeder area. Two are directly on the path, and … Continue reading
Today was more about planning than working
We started at Berrybanks and just meandered down to Potford’s Dam and back. There is a bit of litter and dog poo bags that have been thrown into the scrub. This needs to be cleared up and I will bring … Continue reading
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Tagged bird feeders, cawston, community space, greenway, nature, photography, wild birds, wildlife
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Bird Feeder Area
The bird feeder area is working again. Marcus and myself got the new squirrel-proof steel poles in, which was quite some feat… I recycled part of the old wooden posts to make a top from which to hang the feeders. … Continue reading
A Very Jelly Mother’s Day..
We were tripping over Jelly Ear fungus every which way we looked. Us three naughty boys, Marcus, Aaron and myself, who chose to be on the greenway rather than seeing our mothers were joined later by Mick who had been … Continue reading
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Tagged bird-box, cycling, lichen, nature, photography, rambling, running, wild birds
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The Boys Done Good Without Me…
It was a bit weird knowing that there was a workday on the greenway but not being allowed to attend, due to my back still having a load of stitches in. However, it was in safe hands with Aaron, Marcus … Continue reading
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Tagged bird watching, birding, Birdwatching, butterflies, community, conservation, conversation, cycling, friendship, fungus, mental health, nature, outdoors, photography, rambling, running, volunteer work, walking, wild birds, wildflowers, wildlife
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