Inner Temple Pollinator Forum

Enhancing green spaces in London where all natural pollinators can thrive, and their habitats can be enjoyed by all.

Inner Temple Pollinator Forum

Engaging Corporate and Civic Leaders in Urban Biodiversity

Pollinating London Together hosted an evening forum at Inner Temple Gardens, bringing together corporate partners, horticultural experts and supporters to explore the future of pollinator-friendly urban planting.

Inner Temple, with its long horticultural heritage and pollinator-friendly planting, provided an ideal setting to demonstrate how historic green spaces can function as urban biodiversity refuges.

Why Inner Temple Matters

Urban forage can be limited within dense commercial areas.

Sites such as Inner Temple provide:

diverse flowering plants
mature trees
managed lawns and borders
greenhouse cultivation
habitat continuity within the Square Mile

These spaces play an important role in supporting pollinators within highly built environments.

The Programme

The evening included:

Guided tours led by Inner Temple’s gardening team
Ecological insights from PLT pollinator ecologist Dr Konstantinos Tsiolis
Opening remarks from PLT Chairman John Burton
Address from patron and horticulturalist David Domoney

Discussions focused on:

pollinator-friendly planting
corporate responsibility
urban habitat limitations
individual and organisational action

Partnership and Sponsorship

The event was generously sponsored by Gravis Capital Management, demonstrating the growing corporate interest in urban biodiversity.

Partnership with historic institutions such as Inner Temple strengthens cross-sector collaboration for pollinator conservation.

Impact Summary

Corporate sponsorship secured
Historic site activated for biodiversity advocacy
Expert ecological engagement
Senior horticultural patron involvement
Increased corporate awareness

Strategic Significance

Urban pollinator recovery requires collaboration between:

landowners
businesses
institutions
horticultural experts

By convening stakeholders in influential settings, PLT helps embed biodiversity thinking into decision-making environments.