Tag Archives: wildflowers

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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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Another clearing, of sorts…

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

But before we get into it, you might have noticed a new tab on the menu bar named “Join In”. If you want to join in, it needs to be with us, under a designated workday. This is for insurance … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bees, biodiversity, butterflies, cawston greenway, coffee, cookies, litter pick, railway paths, snowdrops, wildflowers | 4 Comments

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 →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged bird nesting boxes, butterflies, community, cycling, Heath Views, Lawford Heath, picnic benches, Picnics, running, volunteer work, walking, wildflower meadow, wildflowers, wildlife | 2 Comments

Change of Plan

Posted on February 8, 2023 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

The schedule was telling us to re-stain our picnic benches ready for the spring. The hoar frost told us different!! So we extended our wildflower meadow slightly, and made it a bit more even on both sides of the path. … Continue reading →

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Another chilly one…

Posted on December 14, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Bloomin’ heck!! Another absolutely freezing day today. However, after the first half hour we were starting to get a little warm under the collar!! As stated in last week’s blog, there is an abandoned bench somewhere at the bottom of … Continue reading →

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Now you see why…

Posted on November 23, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

With the heavy and what seems like continual rain over the last few weeks, you can see why we clear off the higher ballast path… It gives people the option not to have to walk through the muddy puddles. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Newsreel | Tagged butterfly embankment, Cawston Greenway Nature Trail, Endangered Butterflies, glades, mental health, Mental Wellbeing, nature, wildflowers, woodland glade, woodland ride | 2 Comments

Saturday Scallops

Posted on October 16, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Our first weekender for a while and we are back at the bit south of Cawston Bridleway bridge. The path runs in a roughly south-westerly direction so the edge of the path is never going to get full sun, unless … Continue reading →

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The Clearing Out Has Begun

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It’s that time of the year again, probably a few weeks late, but everything that grew over the summer is spent, seeds dropped and needs to be cleared and stacked away from the area. The reason why we need to … Continue reading →