Adding to our portfolio of station transformations with Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail comes the series of herb beds that we’ve installed at stations including South Woodham Ferrers, Witham and Colchester. Planted with the likes of mint, rosemary and thyme, they’re not only suitable for commuters to pick from and cook with on their …
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Adding to our portfolio of station transformations with Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail comes the series of herb beds that we’ve installed at stations including Witham, Colchester, and Sudbury. Planted with the likes of mint, rosemary and thyme, they’re not only suitable for commuters to pick from and cook with on their way home; …
The old station master’s garden, dating back to 1850, was concreted over many years ago. It was impossible to dig up the concrete because of the cables running beneath it. So we have built a large planter on the concrete footprint to replicate, as far as possible, the original garden. We are planting it up …
Adding to our portfolio of station transformations with Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail comes the series of herb beds that we’ve installed at stations including Sudbury, Colchester, and South Woodham Ferrers. Planted with the likes of mint, rosemary and thyme, they’re not only suitable for commuters to pick from and cook with on their …
Time is Running Out. That’s the important message portrayed by our latest art installation at London Bridge Railway Station. Back in 2020, the Bee Friendly Trust launched a competition to create a unique sculpture that would draw public attention to the worrying fact that populations of honey bee and many other vital pollinators are dwindling. …
Planters don’t have to be big to pack a punch. The ones we installed, with support from Essex County Council and Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail, may be slightly smaller than our usual size but they are still proving popular with the local bee, butterfly and other pollinator populations. The secret? Salvias.
Adding to our portfolio of station transformations with Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail comes the series of herb beds that we’ve installed at stations including Althorne, Witham and Colchester. Planted with the likes of mint, rosemary and thyme, they’re not only suitable for commuters to pick from and cook with on their way home; …
Adding to our portfolio of station transformations with Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail comes the series of herb beds that we’ve installed at stations including Colchester, Witham and South Woodham Ferrers. Planted with the likes of mint, rosemary and thyme, they’re not only suitable for commuters to pick from and cook with on their …
A bed of lavender. It might not look like much right now and wait and watch – this will soon be a hive of activity (excuse the pun). Thanks to TfL for letting this happen.
This bed was incredibly overgrown when our gardening team were called in by TfL to its rescue. They carefully cut back dominating plants to give everything room to thrive and added in more pollinator-friendly flowers for seasonal forage.
Bee Friendly Trust
Unit 10, Woodborough Yard,
Woodborough, Nr Pewsey,
Wiltshire, SN9 5PF
emma@beefriendlytrust.org
07971 880695
