Tag Archives: wildflower meadow

Woodworking Workshop

Posted on February 15, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This ticks so many boxes… We need to attach the table top next week and dig the legs into the track so that the seat height is about 45cm from the ground. We also need to stain the wood so … Continue reading →

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What a Crazy Few Months!!

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

You would think that with 13 years of doing this, we would sort of know what we are doing… But we are forever getting curveballs thrown at us and the ‘plan’ has to be totally fluid to cope with all … Continue reading →

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Windows

Posted on July 2, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we looked for the pond next to the new development. I don’t think it is close enough to work into the path. However, we found ourselves next to a wonderful wildflower meadow. Whilst we cannot go into it, … Continue reading →

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And finally…

Posted on June 30, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

….it’s starting to come good. We have reds, blues, pinks, yellows, whites, and purples in our mini-meadow, and a fantastic backdrop in the distance. All this colour will be the annuals in the seed-mix with the perennials taking over in … Continue reading →

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Volunteers’ Week 2019

Posted on June 6, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Yeah, would you believe it, Volunteers’ Week happens every year and everyone is supposed to thank volunteers for their efforts this week. Marcus, Aaron and myself got loads of thanks this week, as we do every week, so we were … Continue reading →

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Weekender

Posted on May 27, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

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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Tingling Fingers

Posted on April 18, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Tingling Fingers – sounds like a real ale brewed at a Warwickshire micro-brewery. Sadly, the nearest any of us lot got to alcohol was the anti-bac hand-wash in the first-aid kit. The coffee came a close second-place though, for Marcus, … Continue reading →

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Lots to do and running out of time

Posted on January 30, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marcus and myself today. Just to recap, we want a bird-feeder clearing with a mini-wildflower meadow. We have this and just need to let the meadow grow. We want a clearing focussed on bees and other pollinators. We also want … Continue reading →

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Mini Wildflower Meadow

Posted on November 28, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today I got there on time!! A miracle, some might say.. lol I thought it might be worth adding the back story to what we are doing. I ran the idea of removing scrub and replacing it with a wildflower … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Meadow Creation

Posted on November 7, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Day two of our wildflower meadow work and we got another 12 mtr by 4 mtr block cleared. Marcus did most of the clearing work and Mick started digging up bramble roots. Looking up and down from the picnic … Continue reading →