We worked with the Friends of Bletchley Station and West Midlands Railway to install this fine planter. The Friends of Bletchley Station are a group of local enthusiasts, dedicated to keeping their local station attractive and friendly to all its users – including bees!
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Durham Railway Station, County Durham
As well as being the launch home station for our Observation Hive Installation (made by Amalgam Modelmaking), Durham Railway Station also features bee-friendly planting at the front of the station. The projects here were instigated with support from LNER. The beds here are now being looked after by a local Samaritans group.
Newbury Racecourse Railway Station, Berkshire
Working with GWR, we transformed this popular racecourse railway station into a wildlife haven with floral planters, bug hotels and bird boxes, and a strip of wildflower meadow. The lavender here is particularly thriving!
Penzance Railway Station, Cornwall
Working with GWR, we installed three floral planters at Penzance Railway Station and a mural by Cosmic Images. The weather was, shall we say, wet (!) but that didn’t put off station manager, James, who got stuck in helping the team shift soil and keeping them fuelled with cups of tea. The planters join a …
Newhaven Harbour Railway Station, East Sussex
We embraced the “wild” at Newhaven Harbour Railway Station for our latest project with Southeast Communities Rail Partnership. A substantial strip of railway siding had been long neglected and, despite being pretty overgrown, contained some decent plants for pollinators – and wildlife. So instead of stripping the site right back, the BFT team did some …
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South Woodham Ferrers Railway Station, Essex
Adding to our portfolio of station transformations with Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail, we created a series of herb beds that we installed at stations including Witham, Colchester, and Sudbury. Planted with mint, rosemary and thyme, amongst other herbs, they’re not only suitable for commuters to pick from for cooking; the flowers are also …
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Witham Railway Station, Essex
Adding to our portfolio of station transformations with Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail, we created a series of herb beds that we installed at stations including Witham, Colchester, and Sudbury. Planted with mint, rosemary and thyme, amongst other herbs, they’re not only suitable for commuters to pick from for cooking; the flowers are also …
Flitwick Railway Station, Bedfordshire
The old station master’s garden, dating back to 1850, was concreted over many years ago. It was impossible to dig up the concrete because of the cables running beneath it. So we built a large planter on the concrete footprint to replicate, as far as possible, the original garden. We planted it up with traditional …
Sudbury Railway Station, Suffolk
Adding to our portfolio of station transformations with Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail, we created a series of herb beds that we installed at stations including Witham, Colchester, and Sudbury. Planted with mint, rosemary and thyme, amongst other herbs, they’re not only suitable for commuters to pick from for cooking; the flowers are also …
Bures Railway Station, Essex
Planters don’t have to be big to pack a punch. The ones we installed, with support from Essex County Council and Essex & South Suffolk Community Rail, may be slightly smaller than our usual size but they are still proving popular with the local bee, butterfly and other pollinator populations. The secret? Salvias.