It’s time to celebrate all of the community activity that has been having a positive impact on bee populations around the globe. And to announce this year’s winners of the Bee Friendly Awards! We set up the Bee Friendly Awards to shine a light on all of the groups around the country that are championing …
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New art commission celebrates pollinators in stained glass
Earlier this year, we commissioned Niamh Walshe McBride to create a series of stained glass panels for the waiting area at Leyton Underground Station in London. Each panel features a different pollinator, including a bee, butterfly and ladybird. The panels, installed this month, sit alongside the lavender beds and wildlife garden that we have also …
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The Bee Friendly Awards are back – with a new category
Our popular Bee Friendly Awards are back! Now in their third year, our annual Awards celebrate the bee-friendly achievements of towns and cities around the country. They celebrate the habitat-forming initiatives that create new homes for wildlife. They showcase the collaborations that are helping to extend pollinator pathways across the nation. They shout about the …
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We’re buzzing about 2024 already!
We’re welcoming in the New Year by welcoming even more stations to our family of bee-friendly railway station projects. As part of on ongoing project with Govia Thameslink to install homes for nature across their network of stations, we have: Planted a forgotten area in front of London Blackfriars Station’s south entrance with rosemary and spring …
Need charity Christmas cards? It’s not too late to order from us
We are excited to reveal our charity Christmas cards. Created for us by Somerset-based printmaker Hayley Cove, each card depicts a beehives in the snow. Each card is printed on recycled card and comes with a recycled brown envelope. The card has been left blank for your own message. Available to buy individually or as …
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Sit down and smell the bee-friendly plants!
We’ve added benches to our planters, so now you can take a seat whilst enjoying the bee-friendly plants and watching pollinators in action. These benches are on our planters at Reading Railway Station in Berkshire. If you’re waiting on a train or bus to Heathrow Airport, why not check them out and take a load …
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Join us in the Magners’ Secret Cider Garden
Live music from the likes of Karen Harding, live art installations from up-and-coming UK artists, giveaways and, of course, Magners cider; it can only mean one thing: their popular series of Secret Cider Garden gigs are back. We’re excited to have joined forces with Magners Irish Cider as the charity partner for their 2023 series …
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When the BeeDome visited the National Trust’s Attingham Park
A fantastic weekend was had by all at the National Trust’s Attingham Park in Shropshire, with a Bank Holiday of bee-friendly activities in our popular BeeDome. It was the BeeDome’s first outing for a couple of years but activities, which included making bee bunting, bee pebble painting, “beekeeping”, and Waggle Dancing, proved it hadn’t lost …
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And the Bee Friendly 2023 winners are…
We were thrilled with the applications for this year’s Bee Friendly Awards, now in their second year. So thrilled, in fact, that we awarded eight communities, towns and groups with Bee Friendly status, based on the hard work they’ve been doing transforming neglected spaces into bee havens. From planting up rows of unwanted wellington boots …
Bee Friendly Awards are back!
It’s that time of the year! We’re on the lookout for residents, businesses and groups transforming the nation into a haven for bees and pollinators. Last year saw towns Alresford, Essex; Arundel, West Sussex; Kenilworth, Warwickshire; Leek, Staffordshire; Tring, Hertfordshire; and Wimborne, Dorset being awarded for their inspiration efforts in celebrating pollinators on their patch. …
