There is a planter on the Westbound platform at Hounslow East, seen by all those travelling to Heathrow on the Piccadilly Line. It was built by a member of staff, now long retired and their planter long neglected. We have rebuilt and replanted the planter and the current station team are looking after it.
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New Barnet Railway Station, London
In our ongoing project with Govia Thameslink to enrich the bio-diversity of their stations, we have installed Homes for Nature – each with hibernacula, bird boxes and our signature bug hotels.
New Southgate Railway Station, London
In our ongoing project with Govia Thameslink to enrich the bio-diversity of their stations, we have installed Homes for Nature – each with hibernacula, bird boxes and our signature bug hotels.
Hadley Wood Railway Station, London
In our ongoing project with Govia Thameslink to enrich the bio-diversity of their stations, we have installed Homes for Nature – each with hibernacula, bird boxes and our signature bug hotels.
Grange Park Railway Station, London
In our ongoing project with Govia Thameslink to enrich the bio-diversity of their stations, we have installed Homes for Nature – each with hibernacula, bird boxes and our signature bug hotels.
Hornchurch Railway Station, London
Clearing the long abandoned beds at Hornchurch Station has been a challenge. But we are working on a transformation.
Neasden Railway Station, London
There are a couple of old abandoned platforms at Neasden Station, dating back to 1880. The trains no longer stop at them, and the giant planters made from old railway sleepers, had been abandoned for decades. With a clearing of rubbish and a coat of paint, and with some new planting, they now cheer up the …
Rayners Lane Railway Station, London
Charles Holden’s classic station at Rayners Lane was opened in 1938. It included two ornamental flower beds. Abandoned for decades and the homes of brambles and rats, they have been brought back to their pre-war splendour by the BFT gardening team. We think that one or two of the plants might date back to the …
Kentish Town Underground Station, London
At Kentish Town Station, we maximised the wildlife habitat potential of the station’s original giant brick planters by installing hibernaculum, bird boxes and a bee hotel there. Created as part of our project with Govia Thameslink to install homes for nature across their network of stations.
Blackfriars Railway Station, London
Created as part of on ongoing project with Govia Thameslink to install homes for nature across their network of stations and featured in the 2025 Channel 5 documentary The Secret Life of Bees. At Blackfriars, we planted up a forgotten area in front of the south entrance with rosemary and spring bulbs. Elsewhere, we installed …