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Wednesday 4th May 10 - 12 Snowdrop bench working south snipping back bramble runners, releasing mature trees from scrub and litter picking.
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Wednesday 11th May 10 - 12 Pick up where we left off last week and carry on.
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Wednesday 18th May 10 - 12 Picnic bench maintenance.
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Wednesday 25th May 10 - 12 Picnic bench maintenance - refurbished bench and pair of benches. (Screwdrivers, drill, screws, brackets and bits of wood).
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Sunday 29th May 10 - 12 Family Weekender and Duke of Edinburgh vol hours. Bridleway clearing litter pick.
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Tag Archives: wild birds
Ooh – Something New…
I have rehashed the menu bar above to include a couple of new activities. Spotting and recording wildflowers, and the same with bug life. There is a brilliant smartphone app called Seek that makes identifying things easy and fun, and … Continue reading
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Tagged bug life, circular walks, dino trail, Draycote Water, geocaching, green time, jogging, Mountain-biking, NCN41, nesting birds, Patrons, Picnics, squirrels, wild birds, wildflowers, workdays
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Reschedule
Waiting for the metal plates to go on the front of the nesting boxes around The Bear pub. They have been despatched but no sign of them so we had to reschedule. The plates have a 28mm hole and the … Continue reading
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Tagged bees, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, Mountain-biking, nature, outdoors, rambling, running, volunteer work, wild birds, wildflowers, wildlife
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Thank You Patrons
Our generous Patrons are making a lot happen on the path at the moment. The big things are the new bird nesting boxes, the new bird feeders and food for the feeders, the stain for the benches, wildflower seeds that … Continue reading
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Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, nature, nesting boxes, outdoors, patron, Railway path, running, volunteer work, wild birds, wildlife
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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
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