Pollinating London Together

Family Day at Hampton Court Palace Gardens Pollinating London Together (PLT) invites you, with your family and friends, to a PLT Family Dayat Historic Royal Palaces Hampton Court Palace and learn about 500 years of gardening on Monday 29th July. Join us for a blooming adventure as we explore the exquisite gardens and embark on a pollination journey like no other. Bring your family and friends for a day out with the chance to learn about the importance of pollinators in London’s ecosystem.  The Hampton Court Palace and gardens were once the exclusive playground of kings and queens. New ideas and designs arrived with each new era, from Tudors to Victorians. The Gardens and Estates team will guide us on their continued work caring for these royal gardens. Monarchs and their gardeners have all influenced the gardens in different ways. In the early 1500s Cardinal Wosley laid out the first small knot gardens, before Henry VIII took over the palace, strutting through his heraldic Privy Garden and hunting deer in the deer park.  From Charles II’s elegant Long Water to William III and Mary’s fine baroque gardens, including the Maze, to the dazzling displays of Victorian mass bedding, Hampton Court Gardens have always been at the cutting edge of design.  PLT has organised, with our members, Historic Royal Palaces, two tours. These will take place during the morning and then again in the afternoon. One tour takes you around the Palace gardens and the other through the countryside surrounding the Palace – to see the Home Park to the east of the Palace, a SSI and deer park. The tickets for this event also include access to the Palace itself and the magic Garden so there is a lot to see and do! Hampton Court Palace opens at 10:00, we will start our day at 10.30, meeting in the Garden Room of the Palace for coffee/tea or a soft drink before setting out at 11.30 on one of the two tours with the expert guidance of the Palace’s Gardening Team. We expect the tours to last about one hour. Then you are free to have lunch in one of the cafés in the grounds of the Palace or to bring your own picnic to have in one of the designated picnic areas around the Palace grounds. You can leave your belongings in the Garden Room during the tours. Meeting again at 13.30 for the second tour which will commence at 13.45 – so you can choose which tour to attend in the morning and join the other tour in the afternoon. We will welcome you back at about 15.30 to enjoy a drink before you are then free to explore some more of the Palace grounds, the magic garden and or take a tour inside of the Palace itself. Cost: £25 per adult £12.50 per child under the age of 15 Book your ticket now by following the link; https://lnkd.in/eTQZGnvw  We can’t wait to see you there! 

We’re thrilled to announce the success of our first annual pollinator count!    Thanks to the incredible efforts of our team, volunteers and members, we gathered vital data on our local pollinator populations. Your enthusiasm and support have made this initiative a resounding success.    Together we have achieved: Multiple participants taking part in FIT Counts across London.  Education across the community in London on the importance of pollinators and biodiversity.  Thousands of pollinators counted, providing essential insight into biodiversity and the ecosystem’s health.  Valuable data that will inform our conservation strategies and efforts to protect these crucial creatures.    Thanks to everyone who took part, shared their findings and helped raise awareness about the importance of pollinators.   A special thank you to the Lord Mayor Michael Mainelli for supporting this initiative and helping us launch our Annual Pollinator Count; Alderman Alison Gowman CBE; and Joshi Ashim, CIWFM, MBA BNP Paribas, AIP and Castleforge for hosting our launch event at their spectacular Canon Street roof garden.      #pollinatorcount #conservation #communitysuccess #sustainability #biodiversity #london

Today's the day we host our first Annual Pollinator Count. Here's more information about the day and how to get involved: https://lnkd.in/ettJmdQP #bees #London #City #pollinators #nature #ecology #biodiversity #butterflies #citizenscience

On Monday we're excited to be launching our first Annual Pollinator Count across #London. Find out how you can get involved with helping to halt the decline of our native #bees, #butterflies and #moths. Visit: https://lnkd.in/eEH7zXvx #nature #biodiversity #citizenscience

With our sell out visit to the Tower in Bloom earlier on this month we are holding another visit on the 1st July that coincides with the launch of our Annual Pollinator Count. 🐝 To book a ticket to the Tower in Bloom visit, use the link below https://lnkd.in/gSYprYJu

Don't miss out on our event at Greenwich Ecology Park Visit tomorrow. The Ecology Park has been established over the last 25 years as a part of the massive development of the peninsular following the closure of its industrial uses in the 1990’s, many of you may be familiar with the O2 but possibly less familiar with the wider redevelopment of the Peninsular of which the Ecology Park is a part. The Conservation Volunteers managed the park since its inception and have arranged for a private viewing for us to show us their work including the wetland areas within the park as well as the ecological interest along the tidal Thames riverbank. The Conservation Volunteers also manage an adjacent park which is an important green lung for the neighbourhood. The Ecology park is a 15 minute walk for the Jubilee Line’s North Greenwich station, a pleasant walk along the Thames river path, walking south with great views across the River and towards the Thames Barrier. We will meet at 17:30 for a briefing on the story of the development of the peninsula followed by guided tours of the park itself as well as the habitats along the Thames’s tidal river edge so we can learn about the biodiversity created on this former industrial site over the last 22 years. https://lnkd.in/eQgpyHyG

The countdown is on to our first Annual Pollinator Count. Your chance to help #London's #bees, #butterflies, #moths and other #insects to flourish in our city. Get involved at: https://lnkd.in/eEH7zXvx #nature #environment #biodiversity

Dr Konstantinos Tsiolis, Pollinator Ecologist at PLT, has been surveying pollinating insects that live and thrive in the Charterhouse gardens and the local area. His work will help shape our efforts to improve biodiversity on our site. He will be giving a short talk to share his findings, followed by a walk around our the gardens at Charterhouse on 25th June. Tickets are free, use the link below to secure yourself a space. https://lnkd.in/ehFeh4GM

Team PLT came in 4th today at the Coopers Cask Race at the Guildhall. Great event and atmosphere. Well done to all that took part.

Greenwich Ecology Park Visit - 26th June The Ecology Park has been established over the last 25 years as a part of the massive development of the peninsular following the closure of its industrial uses in the 1990’s, many of you may be familiar with the O2 but possibly less familiar with the wider redevelopment of the Peninsular of which the Ecology Park is a part. The Conservation Volunteers managed the park since its inception and have arranged for a private viewing for us to show us their work including the wetland areas within the park as well as the ecological interest along the tidal Thames riverbank. The Conservation Volunteers also manage an adjacent park which is an important green lung for the neighbourhood. The Ecology park is a 15 minute walk for the Jubilee Line’s North Greenwich station, a pleasant walk along the Thames river path, walking south with great views across the River and towards the Thames Barrier. We will meet at 17:30 for a briefing on the story of the development of the peninsula followed by guided tours of the park itself as well as the habitats along the Thames’s tidal river edge so we can learn about the biodiversity created on this former industrial site over the last 22 years. The cost of the private visit to the Ecology Park is £40/head to include a donation to help the local community fund a project in the park. https://lnkd.in/eQgpyHyG