PLT on BBC TV
(Lord Mayor’s Show) PLT was very excited to see it’s float feature in the BBC’s coverage of the Lord Mayor’ Show this year! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5DB0iH6n9W0&t=38s For further details about the day, please click here
Alex’s Hirtzel’s Beetrice Bee
For those of you who do not know the spectacular centrepiece of PLT’s float in this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show, it was Alex Hirtzel’s Beetrice Bee! Made by artist and ‘pollinator fanatic’, Alex Hirtzel, Beetrice Bee represents and promotes the importance of establishing and protecting ecological corridors throughout the UK. In fact, everything in Beetrice’ […]
Lord Mayor’s Show 2022
On November 12 PLT was delighted to take part in its first Lord Mayor’s Show. The Lord Mayor’s Show was a great day out for our PLT members, and more importantly, a fantastic opportunity to raise awareness of PLT’s initiative and core purpose – to enhance green spaces in central London so that all the […]
Equinox Dinner at Vintners’ Hall
September 2022 Pollinating London Together was delighted to host many esteemed guests at its Autumn Equinox Dinner, held at Vintners’ Hall on 26th September 2022. The evening started with a cocktail reception with bespoke cocktails sponsored by Martin Miller’s Gin, Aberfeldy Single Malt Whisky, and Avallen Calvados. The drinks reception was then followed by a […]
Pollinator ID Training at Capel Manor College
August 2022 On Saturday 20 July PLT conducted a training session on identifying pollinators – ranging from bumblebees to butterflies – for the PLT team and member organisations. The session was held at Capel Manor College in Enfield and led by freelance entomologist, Stuart Roberts. Stuart works with Reading University and is a trustee of the […]
Kew Visit July 2022
On a beautiful day in July, PLT members were given a private tour of Kew Gardens by Kew Gardens Research Leader, Dr Hauke Koch. The tour began with PLT guests learning about the variety of pollinators that exist within the UK, as well as the research that is currently taking place to find out more about […]
Pollinator Surveys in the City
Pollinating London Together is grateful for funding from the Community Infrastructure Levy Neighbourhood Fund which has allowed us to extend our surveys of pollinator friendly planting to surveying pollinators themselves. We have a good working relationship with Reading University and now have two ecologists working with us assessing what pollinators are found across the City. […]
Superbloom at the Tower of London
27 June 2022 On the 27 June, Pollinating London Together held an event at the Tower of London including a private evening viewing of the Superbloom gardens. Guests included PLT Members from City of London livery companies, as well as other PLT Supporters. Superbloom was introduced to the Tower of London’s now repurposed moat to celebrate […]
City of London Corporation Awards CILNF Grant
Pollinating London Together (PLT) is proud to announce that it has been awarded a £230,000 grant by the City of London Corporation to help create biodiversity corridors across the City of London – providing pollinators with connected green spaces routes across Greater London. Urban green spaces play a vital role in providing pollinators with food; […]
Art Exhibit at St Vedast-Alias-Foster
March 2022 PLT was overjoyed to host its first art exhibition at St Vedast-alias-Foster in March 2022. The exhibition featured the unique multimedia art of Alex Hirtzel – an international artist who has dedicated her work to the world of pollinators. Her work fuses classical painting methods with augmented reality and combines references from scientific […]