This week marks Defra’s annual Bees’ Needs Week, seven days of celebration of bees and other pollinators. To mark the occasion, our founder Dr Luke Dixon took part in a podcast, hosted by the Society of Local Clerks, to discuss why bees are so threatened, why this matters, and what we can all be doing …
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We collaborated with many of the artists from our original Summer Solstice 2025 event and the result was another thought-provoking and soul-stirring celebration of the natural world. The above video from one of the artists, @nimhur, is a beautiful portrayal of the weekend, held, once again, in the magical setting of Samphire Hoe, Kent.
We are excited to announce that pupils from the Charterhouse Square School have adopted the bee-friendly planters at Barbican Railway Station, which (conveniently for them) is opposite the school. We had an induction with the school and the pupils rolled up their sleeves to weed the station’s planters and decide what new bee-friendly plants they …
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When The Metropolitan District Railway was extended towards Wimbledon in 1880, a new station was opened at Parsons Green. Nearly 6 million passengers now use the station every year, many in the two weeks of the Wimbledon tennis championships. There are two gated gardens on the station forecourt which had long been neglected and overgrown, …
It’s hard to explain the magic of our annual Summer Solstice celebrations at Samphire Hoe, so we’re going to let the above video – from @nimhur – depict what words can’t. Another wonderful merging of art, community and ecology.
At the Bee Friendly Trust, we’re strong believers that railway stations all hold the potential to be thriving habitats for wildlife, including pollinators such as bees. Worcestershire Parkway Railway Station is one of our favourite examples of that. It has floral planters, an area set aside for wildflowers, teardrop ponds and now a dedicated Eco …
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North Camp Railway Station sits within the thriving Blackwater Valley pollinator corridor. The four planters that we installed at the station in May 2026, join a wildflower area on the opposite side of the railway line, sown within an old railway siding. The planters were installed with support from the Blackwater Valley Countryside Trust, Friends …
We installed two planters at GWR’s Radley Railway Station in Oxfordshire, in May 2026. They replace two pre-exisiting planters, which had begun to decay, and are being looked after by local volunteers.
Today, on World Bee Day, we are delighted to announce the winners of our 2026 Bee Friendly Awards. World Bee Day is a chance to celebrate the vital role bees and other pollinators play in supporting healthy ecosystems, biodiversity and food production. It is also an opportunity to recognise the incredible efforts of the people, …
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We’re still talking about last year’s event. Read on to find out why you don’t want to miss out. 20 and 21 June Saturday 10 am to 5 pm There will be performances to be discovered, artworks to find, stories to be told, music to be heard, artists to encounter and workshops to participate in. …
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