RailAdvent
  • Home
  • News
    • All News
    • Freight
    • Infrastructure
    • Mainline Network
    • Heritage on the Mainline News
    • Narrow Gauge Railway News
    • Standard Gauge Railway News
  • Mainline Steam Info
  • All Railtours
  • Community
  • Online Shop
  • Simulation
  • Upgrade!
No Result
View All Result
  • Login
Cart / £0.00

No products in the basket.

  • Competitions
  • Email Newsletter
  • Reviews
  • Events Calendar
  • Video
  • Birthday Cards
  • Home
  • News
    • All News
    • Freight
    • Infrastructure
    • Mainline Network
    • Heritage on the Mainline News
    • Narrow Gauge Railway News
    • Standard Gauge Railway News
  • Mainline Steam Info
  • All Railtours
  • Community
  • Online Shop
  • Simulation
  • Upgrade!
No Result
View All Result
RailAdvent
No Result
View All Result
  1. Home
  2. Network
  3. Redundant railway land in Wigan transformed into wildflower haven for bees

Redundant railway land in Wigan transformed into wildflower haven for bees

Roger Smith avatar by Roger Smith
2nd April 2022
in Network
Reading Time: 3 mins read
1
Volunteers from Avanti West Coast, Network Rail and South East Lancashire Community Rail Partnership at Wigan North Western station

Credit: Avanti West Coast

1.6k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Redundant railway land next to the West Coast Main Line in Wigan is being transformed into a bee-friendly space in a project supported by Avanti West Coast.

Volunteers from Avanti West Coast, Network Rail, South East Lancashire Community Rail Partnership (CRP), and the local area recently teamed up to turn the land into a wildflower meadow.

Their efforts to plant seeds mark the start of the Wigan Meadow Project, an initiative, funded through Avanti West Coast’s Community Rail Project Fund, which will brighten up a bare spot of land and make it a haven for bees.

South East Lancashire CRP suggested the project as a way to help the region’s bee population, which is in decline due to loss of habitat. The meadow will create a friendly space for bees with pollinator plants and support the local production of honey with beehives.

Avanti_West_Coast_Wigan_Meadow_3
Creating wildflower meadow at Wigan. Credit: Avanti West Coast.

Webcams will be installed near the beehives to monitor their progress and allow people to learn about bees and beekeeping to inspire them to recreate a wildlife haven at home.

To bring further life to the area, a living wall with edible herbs and plants will be created behind the Swan and Railway pub, adjacent to the unused land, for residents to pick and enjoy at home.

RelatedPosts

Kids on the tracks unsafe

Shocking footage released showing serious trespass incidents across the East Midlands

10th August 2022
Loco 80097

Steam locomotive 80097 returns to service

10th August 2022
#FreeToFeed: Govia Thameslink Railway is among the first businesses to join the Cambridgeshire breastfeeding campaign

Govia Thameslink Railway supports campaign to normalise breastfeeding/pumping in public

10th August 2022
Huge handover banner outside Birmingham New Street station at the end of the Commonwealth Games

Birmingham New Street Unveils Banners To Mark End Of Commonwealth Games

9th August 2022
Load More
Avanti_West_Coast_Wigan_Meadow_5
Planting seeds in wildflower meadow. Credit: Avanti West Coast.

Joanna Buckley, Community Manager at Avanti West Coast, said: “We want to make a positive difference to the environment around us, so we’re excited to have joined volunteers to begin transforming the area and hope it will inspire others to care for this space, support the local production of honey and make Wigan a bee-friendly town.

“We’re proud to play our part in bringing the community together to help the bee population. This project will brighten up the local scenery for visitors as well as our customers as they travel between London and Scotland onboard our trains.”

Avanti_West_Coast_Wigan_Meadow_2
Planting seeds in wildflower meadow. Credit: Avanti West Coast.

Dr Steph Dermott, Community Rail Officer for South East Lancashire CRP, said: “The population of bees in the UK is declining quite rapidly with disastrous consequences forecast. Creating a town centre wildflower meadow area with some hives will provide a habitat for both wild and domestic bees which will be a step towards saving them. Shortages of local honey from Wigan hives for health benefits is another driving factor for this project.”

Kara Wood, Network Rail’s North West Route Head of Performance and Customer Relationship, said: “This is a fantastic project lead by our brilliant community rail partners. At Network Rail, we care deeply about the environment. It will be great to watch this new space bloom into a home for the bees and a community hub for people in Wigan.

“I’m very pleased Network Rail had the chance to contribute to the Wigan Meadow Project and we hope the local community and passengers travelling through Wigan really benefit from it.”

Tags: Avanti West CoastCommunity Rail PartnershipEnvironmentLancashireNetwork RailVolunteerWest Coast Main LineWigan
ShareTweetPin1ShareShare
Subscribe
Notify of
guest
guest
1 Comment
Newest
Oldest Most Voted
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Where Next on RailAdvent?

Railway News DVDs, Prints, Cards and Gifts MAINLINE STEAM INFO Competition Time! Share your pictures FREE NEWSLETTERS Subscribe for More
Previous Post

Photography exhibition at the Severn Valley Railway showcases Jack Boskett’s work

Next Post

Consultation begins on new railway station in Chelmsford

Related Posts

WCR Class 37s
Mainline Diesel

Branch Line Society announces the “Tower Tractors” rail tour

by Roger Smith
9th August 2022
0

Next month the Branch Line Society is running a two-day loco hauled rail tour of Northwest England to...

Read more
Digital Railway

Powers sought to upgrade 7 level crossings in Cambridgeshire & Norfolk

9th August 2022
Greater Anglia Class 720

New timetables for East Suffolk Lines aim to encourage people to enjoy days out by rail

8th August 2022
160 years of Harrogate railway

Exhibition celebrates 160 years of Harrogate station

7th August 2022
Load More

Top rated products

  • Keighley and Worth Valley Railway steam train christmas card Christmas Card featuring 41241 & 78022, Keighley and Worth Valley Railway
    Rated 5.00 out of 5
    £2.99
  • Oliver Cromwell Steam Locomotive A Day With Steam Locomotive No.70013 Oliver Cromwell - DVD / Blu-Ray
    Rated 5.00 out of 5
    £14.99 – £15.99
  • North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Annual Steam Gala 2019 - Photo & DVD Set North Yorkshire Moors Railway - Annual Steam Gala 2019 - Photo & DVD Set
    Rated 5.00 out of 5
    £16.99 – £17.99
  • 48305 at Grosmont MPD, North Yorkshire Moors Railway 48305 at Grosmont MPD, North Yorkshire Moors Railway
    Rated 5.00 out of 5
    £3.49 – £29.99
  • Borders Railway: The Complete DVD Collection (8 Disc Set) Borders Railway: The Complete DVD Collection (8 Disc Set)
    Rated 5.00 out of 5
    £26.99

Our latest release

Watch Instantly

NYMR DVD 2019
FR Victorian DVD

You May Like

Latest Reviews

Ernest Marples - The Shadow Behind Beeching cover
Book Review

Book Review: Ernest Marples – The Shadow Behind Beeching by David Brandon and Martin Upham

by Roger Smith

The book examines Marples' life and career, and demonstrates he was more than just the man responsible for instigating the...

Read more
Steam around Doncaster in the 1960s 001

Book Review: Steam around Doncaster in the 1960s by Keith W. Platt

Load More

Latest News

One of Greater Anglia's Intercity trains
Network

Greater Anglia and Stansted Express drivers to strike on Saturday

by Roger Smith
10th August 2022
Kids on the tracks unsafe
Network

Shocking footage released showing serious trespass incidents across the East Midlands

by Chloe White
10th August 2022
Loco 80097
Standard Gauge

Steam locomotive 80097 returns to service

by Roger Smith
10th August 2022
#FreeToFeed: Govia Thameslink Railway is among the first businesses to join the Cambridgeshire breastfeeding campaign
Network

Govia Thameslink Railway supports campaign to normalise breastfeeding/pumping in public

by Chloe White
10th August 2022

FREE RailAdvent newsletters

Get the latest news, reviews, deals and more straight into your inbox.

Click here to sign up today !

Our latest release

Streaming Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Gala

Deals at Amazon

RailAdvent Online Store

  • Keighley & Worth Valley Railway Spring Steam Gala 2020 DVD Cover

    Keighley and Worth Valley Railway – Spring Steam Gala 2020 3 Disc Set

    £19.99 – £21.99
    Select options
  • Reliving Preservation – Brecon Mountain, Welsh Highland and Welshpool & Llanfair – 2 Disc DVD & 3 Photos Set

    Reliving Preservation – Brecon Mountain, Welsh Highland and Welshpool & Llanfair – 2 Disc DVD & 3 Photos Set

    £18.99 – £19.99
    Select options
  • Mad Bess passing through Eleanor’s Loop on the Ruislip Lido Railway during their 40th Anniversary Gala.

    Steam locomotive mouse mat – Mad Bess at Eleanor’s Loop, Ruislip Lido Railway

    £6.99
    Add to basket
  • 45596 Bahamas steam locomotive on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway mouse mat

    Steam locomotive mouse mat – 45596 Bahamas on the Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

    £6.99
    Add to basket
  • The Snowdonian at Plas Y Nant

    ‘The Snowdonian’ 12×8 framed print

    £19.99
    Add to basket
  • Sir Haydn stands at Tywyn Wharf on the Talyllyn Railway

    Sir Haydn at Tywyn Wharf – Talyllyn Railway

    £3.49 – £29.99
    Select options
  • Peter's Railway Four Seasons Cover

    Peter’s Railway The Four Seasons

    £4.99
    Add to basket
  • How Not to Paint a Locomotive

    How (not) to paint a locomotive by Christopher Vine

    £20.00
    Add to basket

From RailAdvent

Peters Railway Books
RailAdvent

© RailAdvent Ltd 2014 - 2022
Registered in England & Wales
Company Number: 13512367
VAT Number: 392755949

More Links

  • About Us
  • Advertising on RailAdvent
  • How to Contact Us
  • RailAdvent Product List
  • Delivery, Returns & Refund Policy
  • RailAdvent Privacy Policy
  • LocoStop – The Railway Social Network
  • Mainline UK Steam Info
  • RailAdvent Points

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • Login
  • Cart
  • Home
  • News
  • Mainline UK Steam Info
  • Online Shop
  • Birthday Cards
  • Community
  • Book Reviews
  • Competition Time
  • Subscribe Today!
  • Simulation
  • Railtours
  • Streaming Video
  • Railway Special Events Calendar
  • Videos
  • Find A Railway
    • Railways In England
      • By County
      • By Name
    • Railways In Scotland
    • Railways In Wales
  • More Stuff
    • Miniature Railways In The UK
    • Museums In The UK
      • By Name
      • By County
    • Model Railways
    • Review of the week
    • Flying Scotsman
    • Throwback Thursdays
    • About Us
    • How to Contact Us
    • Advertising on RailAdvent
    • Featured Fridays
      • Share your Railway Photo’s & Video’s

© RailAdvent Ltd 2014 - 2022
Registered in England & Wales
Company Number: 13512367
VAT Number: 392755949

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Session expired

Please log in again. The login page will open in a new tab. After logging in you can close it and return to this page.

>
X
X