Tag Archives: wildflower glades

Summer Rolls On…

Posted on July 17, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Oh no!! It rained on St. Swithin’s Day (15th July) – According to the old saying, if it rains on St. Swithin’s Day it will rain for the next 40 days. If St. Swithin’s Day is dry, the next 40 … Continue reading →

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We Have A New Toy…

Posted on May 29, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It’s something that is tremendously exciting and tells us if the birds are happy, sort of. It’s an app on my phone that cleverly recognises birdsong and tells us what we have. This is super-important because we can kind of … Continue reading →

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Year Of The Dragon

Posted on February 7, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we celebrate the start of the Chinese New Year (Lunar New Year) and this time around it’s symbolised by the dragon. In the Chinese culture, the dragon represents good luck, strength, health and also the male element Yang. The … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Mick’s Sunset Bench

Posted on July 5, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Some knew him as Mick, some as Mike and some as Michael. I think he started with us as Michael but made us change it to Mick later on, so I’m sticking with Mick, if that’s OK with everyone else. … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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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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 →

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Itching to get going this year!!

Posted on August 17, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We are getting close to the fun bit of the year. That time of the year where we can start clearing out the wildflower glades, cutting back, and generally putting in the work for next year. I have a rough … Continue reading →

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