We were approached by the family of Amanda Battini in 2021 with the request to create a commemorative bee-friendly tribute for a woman who loved nature and bees. With donations from the family, friends and Amanda’s former workplace, Mills & Reeve LLP, we commissioned this striking iron structure by artist blacksmith Thomas Gontar, as a …
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Worcestershire Parkway Railway Station, Worcestershire
The new station at Worcestershire Parkway gave us a wonderful opportunity to bring together all our different skills and activities. We built planters, created a large wildflower meadow, made compost bins, and installed some of our unique bug hotels. Plus, in the waiting room, we commissioned a vibrant mural from Alice Baker.
Exeter St Thomas Railway Station, Devon
We had furry companionship for the planter installation at Exeter St Thomas. Despite the rain, Otto remained on site to oversee the installation of two planters at the station. Access may have been challenging – all materials had to be carried by hand up four flights of stairs – but the planters join a pre-existing …
Exeter Central Railway Station, Devon
In May 2022, we installed two of our self-watering planters at Exeter Central Station. These planters – one on each side of the tracks – add to our bee-friendly portfolio of GWR supported planters. These planters were perfect for the station – built off site and easily moveable, they were installed with minimal interruption to …
Exmouth Railway Station, Devon
Exmouth Station is one of the proud owners of our self-watering planters. These planters are made off site and moveable – so perfect for stations where minimal disruption to station users is a priority. This project adds to our bee-friendly portfolio of GWR supported planters.
Feltham Railway Station, London
We were asked by a local community group to come up with a planter at Feltham Station to celebrate The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. The result is full of red, white and blue plants, including some fabulous hydrangeas.
March Railway Station, Cambridgeshire
March Station in the Cambridgeshire Fenlands, had a complete make-over in 2022, and the Trust was asked to take charge of planting up the new beds in the car park. Working with a team from Greater Anglia and Railscape, along with local volunteers, we planted three hundred sedums, ceanothus, lavenders and lilacs, and about three …
Midgham Railway Station, Berkshire
Working with GWR, we installed two of our standard planters at Midgham Railway Station in Berkshire, in spring 2022. They are now being looked after by a local husband and wife team.
Thatcham Railway Station, Berkshire
The thin strips of neglected space at Thatcham Railway Station weren’t a challenge for our team, who simply modified our standard planters to create these streamlined alternatives. Working in partnership with GWR, we installed two bee-friendly planters at the station in the spring of 2022. We have also created a strip of wildflower meadow here. …
Pangbourne Railway Station, Berkshire
The banks at the entrance to Pangbourne Railway Station were overgrown with brambles when our team arrived. With support from GWR, we cleared away the overgrowth and planted bee-friendly shrubs and flowers in what are the first stages of creating a welcoming habitat for all wildlife at the station. Unfortunately, the site was too unaccessible …