The Bee Friendly Trust has a long-standing relationship with Coram’s Fields. They gave a home to our office for a while, and we now work with them to maintain their Wildlife Garden and our Apiary. As well as honey bees, within this tranquil space, in the heart of London, newts breed in the ponds, bumble …
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Watch this space rail users and commuters because we’re busy finalising our list of 2020 bee-friendly projects – and there are some wonderful railway station platforms in the mix. We’re set to get our hands dirty transforming the likes of Sudbury Town, Watford andFeltham Rail Stations, amongst others, with floral planters, nature trails and mini …
Our Essex team of gardeners have been busy clearing out this overgrown bed enabling pre-existing pollinator-friendly plants to thrive and flourish, as well as building a raised herb bed.
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 stations 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 …
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 …
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), …
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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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 …
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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We worked with the Poacher Line Community Rail Partnership, East Midlands Trains, Bottesford Parish Council and Lincolnshire County Council to transform an old stationmaster’s shed and an area of overgrown and neglected land into a sensory wildlife garden, for residents and commuters – and pollinators – to use and enjoy. The garden, opened in June …
