Tune into Channel 5 at 9pm on Thursday, 22nd May and enter The Secret Life of Bees – presented by naturalist and wildlife presenter Steve Backshall but featuring the Bee Friendly Trust’s very own Dr Luke Dixon. We were privileged to be included in this two-part documentary, which explores the history, science and habitats of …
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Live music, interactive art installations, performance and poetry, in a striking coastal setting SATURDAY 21ST AND SUNDAY 22ND JUNE We are excited to announce a new event for the summer, held at the atmospheric and inspiring Samphire Hoe countryside park (pictured). Set across 30 hectares, this nature reserve will provide a stunning backdrop to two …
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Meet BFT team member Sid Sharpe, who has recently been featured on BBC news for his role in our homes for nature initiative with Govia Thameslink Railway. We’ve been working with GTR on a project to create 100 homes for nature across its rail network, which includes stations in East Sussex, Surrey, London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire …
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A narrow platform didn’t stop GWR adding some floral colour to Furze Platt Railway Station in Berkshire. We installed one of our self-watering planters behind the railing instead, on some unused land (that wasn’t suitable for planting).
We worked with the Severnside Community Rail Partnership and GWR to create a pollinator pathway in and around the city of Bristol. The planter at Severn Beach Railway Station, located on the Seven Beach Line, joins five previously installed planters in the second phase of this platform-based habitat-creating project.
When a local volunteer group asked for Cholsey Railway Station to be more bee-friendly, we worked with GWR to install two bespoke floral planters for the volunteers to look after.
The Bee Friendly Skep Project has now been unveiled in its new residence, at the bee championing Worcestershire Parkway Railway Station, where it will remain until June 2025. Featuring the original six skeps – from female artists and award-winning BBC presenter Maddie Moate, the current exhibition of skeps (traditional beehives) now include three new skeps …
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“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” We worked with Yeovil-based artist Tasha Potter to create a bee-friendly mural at GWR’s Chetnole Railway Station in Dorset. Tasha transformed the waiting shelter at the station with an impactful mural that demonstrates how vital bees and pollinators are to …
We worked with the Severnside Community Rail Partnership and GWR to create a pollinator pathway in and around the city of Bristol. The planter at Patchway Railway Station, located on the South Wales Main Line, is one of five planters to be installed in the first phase of this platform-based habitat-creating project.
We worked with the Severnside Community Rail Partnership and GWR to create a pollinator pathway in and around the city of Bristol. The planter at Shirehampton Railway Station, located on the Severn Beach Line, is one of five planters to be installed in the first phase of this platform-based habitat-creating project.
