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Trouble With The Waterworks

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Just John and me today – trying to sort out the brook that is leaking down the greenway, when it needs to go across it and drain into Lawford Brook, which then eventually goes back under the greenway and drains … Continue reading →

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Three Broken Rakes, Multiple Blisters – But Job Done!

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

At one point we had six of us working today. Aaron, Mick, Mike, John, me and a cameo from Sarah. Boy-oh-boy was it such hard work today. Butterfly Conservation cleared the area last year and the contractors put all the … Continue reading →

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All About The Hedges Today

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today, Mick, Aaron, John and myself continued to push down towards the last clearing. We cleared out the brush-cut scallops and burnt off the brash from these, along with a load of other piles that were left from the last … Continue reading →

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Reduced Numbers Today

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Just Aaron and John today. Mick had the dreaded dentist and I had a poorly child who needed my care. Good work done on the merging of the two clearings. Nice wide path to allow the wet bits to dry … Continue reading →

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Sunny But Cold Workday

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

John, Mick and myself today and we pushed on southwards. John worked on the bank and Mick used the brush-cutter down in the Bird-box clearing. Looking back towards the bridge. This area is going to be so hot in the … Continue reading →

Us Four v. Storm Imogen

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Well what a workday!! John, Aaron, Mick and myself battled against Storm Imogen to get the job done. And boy, did we get that job done! This is the south side of the bridge, you can see that we are … Continue reading →

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Log Piles and Dead Hedges

Posted on February 1, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Today Mick, John and myself made it. We decided to not burn everything and instead, build a few piles of logs and brash, and also add to the hedging at the top of the clearing. We burnt off the really … Continue reading →

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Three Men, Two Fires, Lots Cleared.

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

John, Aaron and me today and we started to clear all the brash from last week. It just seemed like endless toil, but we got two fires going and piled them high. There is still a little bit left to … Continue reading →

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Now that is a clearing!!

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

Lovely workday today with Aaron, John, Mick and myself getting stuck in. We cleared back the Picnic Clearing northwards until we were out of the cutting and on flat ground. You can see how wide we have made the path. … Continue reading →

New Path

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Paul - Cawston Greenway

We have talked about it for so long and I think the total mud-bath that the path has become forced our hand somewhat. We brush-cut a new path on the slightly higher ridge of ballast that runs alongside the old … Continue reading →