Tag Archives: wildlife

Small Step Backwards for a Huge Step Forwards

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

There is something that has not been sitting well with me for a while now. Whilst I think we are 99% on the right track, there is something that I eluded to a couple of weeks ago. We seem to … 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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Flip-Flop

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I am not normally one to dither and hesitate, but today I found myself flip-flopping about what we are doing. Three things were on my mind – something that Michael Drummond from Warwickshire Wildlife Trust said some 13 years ago … Continue reading →

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Catching Up!!

Posted on June 22, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Please click on the Dino Trail tab above and see the amazing work that Sophie C has done to earn her Duke of Edinburgh award. I am very impressed. The picnic benches are all re-stained and had the weak points … Continue reading →

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Bench Rescue

Posted on June 15, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Such fun dragging the benches back up onto the path… It gives us the chance to suss out the weak points and reinforce and re-stain. The wildflower meadow was planted in autumn rather than spring. Not sure if this is … Continue reading →

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More Bench Work Today

Posted on June 8, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

But before we get into benches, look at the Dino Trail – Sophie C has created new maps and there are other bits that I just need to format to get on there – it looks really good. This is … Continue reading →

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Urgh!!! Cock up with where we were starting!!

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Me and Marcus had in our minds that we were starting at the most northerly bench and working south. We did this and restained 12 benches. Mike and Reece didn’t have the same. I must make my communication clearer in … Continue reading →

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Back on that huge learning curve!!!

Posted on May 26, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We learnt this last couple of weeks that out-of-the-way benches and other nice things like food for the birds, nesting boxes, bug hotels, etc, etc, just don’t mix. Wooden benches can be repaired, and bird feeders can be replaced. That … Continue reading →

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Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows…

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

It’s not always sunshine, lollipops and rainbows. Sometimes we have to seriously question what dragged us out in the driving rain and cold. The first thing was an urgent bench repair. And we litter picked the whole path. We have … Continue reading →

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What’s in it for you?

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Where does your money go if you become a Patron… £1 a month is a 20% share in a bird nesting box. £2 a month is a 25% share of a 4kg bag of peanuts for the birds. £3 a … Continue reading →