Museum of Water and Steam
29th May 2023 A beautiful, sunny May bank holiday Monday well-spent at the London Museum of Water and Steam in Brentford, West London exploring the exciting world of pollinators and learning how to support them. We spent the day at the museum providing ‘pollinator themed’ activities for visiting children and families. The museum’s flower rich […]
PLT Lunch & Learn at Cannon Place, Sponsored by CMS UK
Complementing PLT’s exhibition at Cannon Place, on 28 March 2023 PLT held a Lunch & Learn event on the plight of pollinators, PLT’s activities, and what everyone can do it help. Both the exhibition and the Lunch & Learn were sponsored by CMS UK. The Lunch & Learn provided an opportunity for attendees to learn more […]
PLT’s Interactive Exhibition at Cannon Place
A key objective of PLT is to raise awareness of the decline in pollinators and to connect with others motivated to make a positive change for pollinators, human health and wellbeing, and the environment. To help spread our message PLT created an exhibition to display its key messages, first sponsored in an exhibition in Cannon […]
Annual Meeting 2022
On the 30 November, PLT hosted its Annual Meeting – this year, at the Barber Surgeon’s Hall. Over 100 PLT members, supporters, and livery company representatives attended to hear about 2022 successes, and learn about the plans for 2023 and beyond. To watch the presentations from the meeting, click on the videos below. Introduction and […]
PLT 2022 Highlights
PLT is proud to see what it has achieved in 2022 – ranging from art events to seasonal habitat reviews. Click on this video to see our accomplishments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoQg71caIeM March – St Vedast Art Event July – Superbloom at the Tower of London July – Private Tour of Kew Gardens I July – Pollinator Identification […]
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 […]