We commissioned local artist Natasha Clutterbuck to create a bee-friendly mural for the waiting room at Frome Railway Station – one of the oldest railway station still in operation in Britain. She used a palette of charcoal, local mud and vegetable stains to provide colour to the plants and pollinators. How many pollinators can you …
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Frome Railway Station, Somerset
Phase one involved us installing two planters on the working side of this single-track railway station – one of the oldest railway stations still in operation in Britain. We also commissioned local artist Natasha Clutterbuck, who uses natural materials such as muds and vegetable dyes as her paint palette, to create a bee-friendly mural in …
Beeswax Food Wraps Now in Stock!
Plastic-free, natural and 100% re-usable: what’s not to love about beeswax food wraps. The happy alternative to plastic cling film and foil, these wraps are made using beeswax, sustainably sourced from beehives throughout Hampshire, Surrey and Sussex. Each pack contains three wraps – printed with illustrated bee-friendly plants – in a standard (35cm x 35cm), …
Bottesford Friendly Garden is an Award-Winner
We’re pleased to announce that the wildlife garden we created in partnership with the Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership in Bottesford, this week received a Community Rail Award for the Most Enhanced Station Buildings and Surroundings. We couldn’t be more proud of the hard work of both teams and the Lincolnshire community that made this …
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Enjoy a G&T and Support the Bees!
We’ve teamed up with Anno Distillers on their newest creation – Anno Orange & Honey Gin. A zesty mix of orange blossom, local bee pollen, sweet orange and local honey – flavours that represent the flower to fruit journey – 10p from every bottle sold will go towards our vital projects, creating habitats for honey …
Falmer Rail Station gets a Bee-Friendly Update
Users of Falmer Rail Station may have noticed some bee-friendly changes to their station, of late. Over the past couple of months, the Bee Friendly Trust team have been hard at work transforming a neglected strip of land and 17m long footbridge into a haven for bees and other pollinators. Local street artist HarpoArt transformed …
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