We worked with the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership, and GWR, to install four self-watering planters at Newquay Railway Station. The planters were commissioned to celebrate a new and improved service to the station, in September 2025, plus the installation of a new station name sign at the entrance to the station. Volunteers from Newquay …
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Gunnislake Railway Station, Cornwall
Gunnislake Railway Station on the Cornwall/Devon border features a wonderful example of one of the Trust’s self-watering planters. Filled with lavenders and flowering herbs, these plants will be kept blooming thanks to a cleverly hidden water storage system. The planter is sponsored by GWR and joins their network of bee-friendly station projects across the South …
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 …