When we planted the bed at Becontree Railway Station, these lavender plants were tiny plugs. Look at them now! These plants are positively buzzing with bees throughout the summer months. Thanks to TfL for letting this happen.
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Uxbridge Railway Station, London
This bed was incredibly overgrown when our gardening team were called in by TfL to its rescue. They carefully cut back dominating plants to give everything room to thrive and added in more pollinator-friendly flowers for seasonal forage.
Cambridge Railway Station, Cambridgeshire
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 transformed the dilapidated planters at Cambridge Railway Station. Repairs were made to …
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Amersham Railway Station, Buckinghamshire
The small planter outside Amersham Railway Station is part of the original 1892 building. A community notice board sits inside it. We have restored that planter, along with all the others inside the station, to bring them back to their original splendour.
Woburn Sands Railway Station, Bedfordshire
Proving that you don’t need a lot of space to create a wildlife area, this small triangular patch ticks all the boxes for pollinators with raised beds of pollen-rich plants, including flowering herbs. We have run workshops at the station with the local primary school whose pupils are looking after the planters with the station …
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Oxford Railway Station, Oxfordshire
We installed a number of planters at Oxford Railway Station, which have been recently been put in storage during extensive works on the site. You will see find a couple on the central platforms, though, still in situ and thriving. Outside the station, you’ll also find a mural by local artist Sarah Hoyle and, in …
Ilkestone Railway Station, Derbyshire
Adding to our Derbyshire cluster of bee-friendly stations, created with support from East Midlands Railway, the Community Rail Network and with additional funding from generous donations and anonymous supports, is Ilkestone Railway Station. Here, we installed planters and cleared overgrown borders before filling them with flowering herbs and pollen-rich flowers.
Whatstandwell Railway Station, Derbyshire
With support from East Midlands Railway, Derwent Valley Line and the Community Rail Partnership, and with additional funding from generous donations and anonymous supporters, we installed two large planters plus one smaller one at Whatstandwell Station in Derbyshire.
Cromford Railway Station, Derbyshire
Working with East Midlands Railway, Derwent Valley Line and the Community Rail Partnership, and with additional funding from generous donations and anonymous supporters, we installed three planters at Cromford Railway Station, Derbyshire.
Tutbury & Hatton Railway Station, Derbyshire
Two of the floral planters we installed at Tutbury & Hatton Station, with support from East Midlands Railway, Derwent Valley Line, the Community Rail Partnership, and with additional funding from generous donations and anonymous supporters.