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Cutting Back

Posted on July 19, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

I got to Berrybanks on time and thought I was on my own. Rather than start to pull up more Sow Thistle, I just wandered southwards and cut back any brambles that looked like they were heading towards the path. … Continue reading →

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Bye-bye Sow Thistle

Posted on July 11, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Three of us today and we set off snipping back any bramble that was creeping onto the path. Aaron went southwards and reached the end of our bit, whilst Mick and myself headed northbound and again. got to the start, … Continue reading →

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Today was buzzing – literally!!

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Aaron, Mick and me today and we ended up walking down to the end of the greenway (the bit that we look after) and back to Berrybanks. There were butterflies, bees, hoverflies, and all manor of things buzzing around collecting … Continue reading →

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Buzzards came to visit us today

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Nice to get on the greenway today after a nice holiday last week. Joined by Mick and Aaron and we did all that we could at this time of year, which is keep any sprouting brambles cut back off the … Continue reading →

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It’s getting colourful

Posted on June 13, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

With the onset of summer, the greenway is starting to become very colourful. It is such a lovely place to be. Myself and Mick spent the morning chopping back brambles and generally keeping it tidy. We have a good variety … Continue reading →

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Prickly Start to the Day..

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Woucha!! Today we had Mike from Butterfly Conservation, me, Mick, Tim and Mike and we started pulling up the new bramble growth. Boy are they prickly and defensive, but we pulled up loads and roots too. We also got rid … Continue reading →

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Messy old job today!!

Posted on May 23, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Me, Mick and Mike made it today. We basically pulled all the brash out of what was the pond, but is now just a muddy bog. We burnt off the smaller branches and made a log pile with the bigger … Continue reading →

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Paradise

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Or so it seemed today. Mike, Aaron, Bill and myself this morning and we just beat back the nettles on the edge of the path. With the sun shining and next to no litter, it felt like a really good … Continue reading →

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Nettles Nettles Nettles

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Just me today, so I started pulling nettles. I started clearing around a clump of forget-me-nots. I will keep working on this area so that we can see if anything else starts to come up. If it does, it will … Continue reading →