From creating bee drinking stations to protecting pollinator-friendly plants, keep your garden buzzing with tips from the BFT gardening team. 1. Put out a bee drinking station As well for staying hydrated, bees use water to help cool down their hive in hot weather. A shallow saucer filled with water and large pebbles (these act …
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We were asked by the Royal Academy of Music to help them with their beehive project. Our team donned their bee suits and installed forage rich terracotta planters on the roof terrace around the hives. With the lavender and rosemary planted by our gardeners, and the riches of Regents Park just a few wing beats …
Northfields Station was designed by Charles Holden and opened in 1932. It is Grade II listed, including the original planters on the forecourt and platforms. Sadly neglected, the planters have been revived by the Trust and we are working with station staff and rail users to keep them looking as good as the rest of …
We commissioned traditional sign writer Joe Harrison to design and paint new signs for the Wildlife Garden and Apiary at Coram’s Fields. And we asked our resident gardener and carpenter Les Coupland to build a new gate to the garden.
The platform-length bed at Dorchester South Railway Station was a wildlife haven when we were called in by SW Railway and Swanage Railway. So instead of changing the space, which was abundant with ground nesting birds, pollinators and myriad creepy crawlies, we simply added to what was there already. We planted 78 verbena plants in …
In June 2022 – and just in time for the Wimbledon Tennis Championships – we installed this wonderful floral planter at Wimbledon Park Railway Station in London. Filled with pollinator-friendly plants, including rosemary and salvias, the planter was made possible thanks to Transport for London and donations from Bloom & Wild.
Ten years ago station staff created a magical secret garden at High Barnet. In recent years it became neglected and forgotten. Our team went in to rediscover it. Hacking through dense undergrowth, like characters in a Grimms’ fairy tale, they uncovered wooden sculptures, two ponds, concrete and wire animals, and thriving wildlife. The area is …
Ever wondered what goes on inside a hive? Well users of Pangbourne Station, Berkshire now have the opportunity to find out. The latest mural to join the Bee Friendly Trust’s growing portfolio of engaging and educational station artworks was unveiled in May 2022 and spans the length of the station’s pedestrian tunnel. ‘The Bee Experience’ …
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Community joy as six English towns awarded ‘Bee Friendly Town’ status. Alresford, Essex; Arundel, West Sussex; , Kenilworth, Warwickshire; Leek, Staffordshire; Tring, Hertfordshire; and Wimborne, Dorset have all become the first towns to receive the Bee Friendly Trust’s stamp of approval for their efforts to support bees in urban areas. The Bee Friendly Trust launched its …
The Bee Experience is a mural unlike any other. Designed by The Mural Artists and Zase Design, it allows users of the pedestrian tunnel the opportunity to travel with honey bees and into their hive. The mural spans around 45m beneath the railway lines of Pangbourne Railway Station and is sponsored by Earthborn Paints (a …
