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 …
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Step inside a hive at Pangbourne Station, Berkshire
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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Meet the UK’s First Bee Friendly Towns
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 …
Pangbourne Railway Station, Berkshire
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 Station and is sponsored by our partner Earthborn Paints. …
Culpepper Community Garden, London
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 …
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 also 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.
