Tag Archives: wildflowers

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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A Bit of a Change of Plan…

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We are having to adapt slightly to fit in with the rest of the clearing season and get the most that we can, with as little effort as possible. With this in mind, we are going to focus most of … Continue reading →

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Now we wait…

Posted on December 13, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We have done a job in the area where the community bench is. Aaron, Marcus and myself finished off our work in this area. Last year we put up bird-boxes and feeder stations. We have planted trees and now we … Continue reading →

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Mini Wildflower Meadow

Posted on December 5, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Me, Marcus, Kerrie and Ruby made it today. We have got the meadow seed mix and it was nice to split the session into ripping out bramble roots and seeding the area. The seeds are from a farm in Alcester, … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Meadow Creation

Posted on November 21, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

OMG, today was a killer… We went over the cleared ground on one side of our mini-meadow to remove all the bramble roots. Our choice of weapon was the mattock, which is like a pickaxe but with a flat edge … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Meadow Creation

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Four of us made it today. Chris, Marcus, Mick and myself, and boy did we motor through the scrub. Our mini-meadow will look good next year. It is going to be tough trying to grub out the bramble roots, which … 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 →

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Feeling summer is over

Posted on September 4, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Marcus and myself made it this week. We topped up the bird-feeders and then headed south just snipping back any bramble growing across the path, and picking up any litter. We got to the Potsford Dam bridge so a lot … Continue reading →

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Workday and a bit of a plan.

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We had a training session last Saturday with Sustrans. I updated the facebook page and will just pull that update onto here because it forms the main thrust of our winter work schedule. “Sow new seeds on the banks where … Continue reading →

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Wildflower Meadow

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Great day to be outside and a nice and relaxed workday. Marcus, Mick, Aaron and myself were certainly enjoying the sunshine. It was important to get our wildflower beds watered and keep the bird-feeders topped up. Plenty to do. Aaron … Continue reading →

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