When The Metropolitan District Railway was extended towards Wimbledon in 1880, a new station was opened at Parsons Green. Nearly 6 million passengers now use the station every year, many in the two weeks of the Wimbledon tennis championships. There are two gated gardens on the station forecourt which had long been neglected and overgrown, …
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North Camp Railway Station, Hampshire
North Camp Railway Station sits within the thriving Blackwater Valley pollinator corridor. The four planters that we installed at the station in May 2026, join a wildflower area on the opposite side of the railway line, sown within an old railway siding. The planters were installed with support from the Blackwater Valley Countryside Trust, Friends …
Radley Railway Station, Oxfordshire
We installed two planters at GWR’s Radley Railway Station in Oxfordshire, in May 2026. They replace two pre-exisiting planters, which had begun to decay, and are being looked after by local volunteers.
Redland Railway Station, Bristol
The planter we installed at Redland Railway Station in 2026 is a particularly special planter for the Bee Friendly Trust. Not only did it mark the beginnings of our 10th anniversary celebrations but it was also the 100th station planter project that the team has completed. Installed with support from GWR and the Severnside Community …
Bourne End Railway Station, Berkshire
Installed in February 2026, this planter joins other bee-friendly projects on the GWR network. The GWR network is a wonderful example of the Bee Friendly Trust’s mission in practice: collaborations which create habitats where pollinators can thrive.
Cookham Railway Station, Buckinghamshire
Installed in February 2026, this planter joins other bee-friendly projects on the GWR network. The GWR network is a wonderful example of the Bee Friendly Trust’s mission in practice: collaborations which create habitats where pollinators can thrive.
Kew Bridge Railway Station, London
In collaboration with Brentford Football Club, nicknamed ‘The Bees’, South West Railway, Network Rail and Southeast Communities Rail Partnership, we have installed bee-friendly planters at Kew Bridge Station. The planters are part of a bigger project to transform the station which serves the club’s new stadium. There are plans for artworks and further planting. Volunteers …
Watton-at-Stone Railway Station, Hertfordshire
Adding to our Homes for Nature network, we installed a combination of bird boxes for robins and tits, bug hotels for all sorts of insect life, and creature cages. In winter these will offer a place for hibernation of invertebrates, in spring safe spaces and refuges for ground feeding birds, and in summer nesting places …
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Royston Railway Station, Hertfordshire
Adding to our Homes for Nature network, we installed a combination of bird boxes for robins and tits, bug hotels for all sorts of insect life, and creature cages. In winter these will offer a place for hibernation of invertebrates, in spring safe spaces and refuges for ground feeding birds, and in summer nesting places …
Ravensbourne Railway Station, London
Adding to our Homes for Nature network, we installed a combination of bird boxes for robins and tits, bug hotels for all sorts of insect life, and creature cages. In winter these will offer a place for hibernation of invertebrates, in spring safe spaces and refuges for ground feeding birds, and in summer nesting places …