Tag Archives: wildflowers

A Window Of Sunshine Between Days Of Rain

Posted on October 9, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It really seems to have been raining non-stop for ages. Silly me left my wellies out in the garden and I could literally pour water out of them yesterday when I realised. I was dreading the soaking that we were … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Access To Nature, Active Travel, community, Connecting Communities, conservation, cycling, flowers, gardening, nature, running, Traffic Free Travel, walking, wildflowers, wildlife | 14 Comments

Flower Moon

Posted on May 22, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we have another full moon to contend with. It’s called the Flower Moon because it coincides with an abundance of flowers finally bursting into life as we see out the last few weeks of spring, and welcome summer. … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged benches, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, grasses, nature, volunteer work, wildflowers, wildlife | 13 Comments

Pink Moon

Posted on April 24, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It was a toss up between the moon, which seems to be full again (they come round so blooming quickly) or Saint George and a dragon, this week. I stuck with our moon theme whilst we are on a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, country walks, cycling, Dunchurch Bridleway, nature, outdoors, Pink Moon, running, volunteer work, wildflowers, wildlife | 7 Comments

New Bench Design

Posted on March 13, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This week we are really excited to introduce our new bench design. And the good news is, they are for sale on an individual made-to-order basis. Completely recycled from reclaimed scaffold boards to reflect the industrial heritage of the railway, … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged Brook, Brook View, butterflies, coffee, community, Industrial bench, picnic benches, Railways, Reclaimed bench, Social Bravery, volunteering, wildflowers | 18 Comments

The Last Workday…

Posted on February 28, 2024 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

This is the last workday before the bird nesting season starts, the last of the really cold days where snow sits on the craggy peaks of the Warwickshire Mountains, as seen here in the distance, looking westward from our little … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged A bench with a view, benches, bird feeders, Cawston Greenway Nature Trail, coffee, Colorado, nature, Pikes Peak, socialising, volunteering, wildflowers | 36 Comments

Two Weeks To Go…

Posted on August 16, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Yep, two more weeks of the Bird Nesting Season. Two more weeks of twiddling our thumbs doing not a lot. Just snipping back bramble runners that try and invade the open space that is the path, fixing benches and picking … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, hoverflies, nature, outdoors, running, wildflowers, wildlife | 28 Comments

Woodworking Workshop No. 2

Posted on June 28, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well I suppose this week we have to mostly talk about the new-old recycled-bench that took one for the team. The seats were always a little bit of an invitation for a bit of mischief, due them being a bit … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, creating, cycling, fixing, nature, outdoors, picnic bench, running, volunteer work, wildflowers, wildlife, Woodworking | 5 Comments

Playing Farmers

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It’s always a tremendous feeling to be at the start of a wildflower-glade creation. Sowing the seeds that we collected last summer, and adding new seeds to the mix, to try to increase the biodiversity. To not do this means … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, butterflies, cawston greenway, community, conservation, cycling, nature, running, volunteer work, wildflower glade, wildflowers, wildlife | 5 Comments

You Could Drive A Tank Through That Gap…

Posted on April 5, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

A question often debated, by the various people who claim to know what they are talking about, is how wide should the path be. We have the one side who would opt for the skinny single-file track, and then the … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, benches, butterflies, community, conservation, cycling, jogging, mental well being, nature, picnic bench, rambling, running, wild birds UK, wildflowers, Woodland | 6 Comments

Nearly Rained Off…

Posted on March 29, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The blog schedule told us that we were re-staining the benches today. The weather told us different. I looked at the forecast yesterday and thought it would be rained off, so didn’t bother getting the woodstain. Today looked dry at … Continue reading →