A WARM, SUNNY afternoon helped participants in the Bumblebee safari, organised by the Friends groups of Hadfield and Glossop Stations, see lots of bumblebees!
Conscious that numbers of bees appear fewer after our cold and wet spring it was reassuring to see bees in action on the flowers in the planters at Hadfield Station and in the wild area at Bankswood Park. As if on cue a Peacock Butterfly also landed on the platform! Joy from Hadfield Station welcomed everyone and showed everyone around including the planters, gardens, children's mosaic art work and the Heritage Information Board. She also explained her plans to restore the former station garden. Caterpillars were spotted on the nasturtiums in the planters - again a rare sight. Joy is leaving them as part of nature's cycle.
En route to the Park everyone stopped to observe and chat. In the Park the group gathered at one point to read out aloud in turn 20 facts about Bumblebees prepared by Neil Williams from Glossop Station. This resulted in lots of shared information about bumblebees and a few smiles! After about 45 minutes the group slowly made its way back to Hadfield station. There Joy and Neil gave each person a copy of the newly published High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership's Bumblebee Safari walks booklet (sponsored by Cross Country Trains) covering family friendly walks from stations on the Buxton, Hope Valley and Glossop lines - part of the ongoing Buzzing Stations project.
Joy and Neil would like to thank Becky Styles, Community and Sustainability Manager at Northern, for her support of this event and permission to meet on Hadfield Station. Thanks also to Paul Marsh for his poster which made us all smile and his efforts to promote this event on local social media. Lastly thanks to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust whose inspiration gave us the confidence to run these safaris.
Conscious that numbers of bees appear fewer after our cold and wet spring it was reassuring to see bees in action on the flowers in the planters at Hadfield Station and in the wild area at Bankswood Park. As if on cue a Peacock Butterfly also landed on the platform! Joy from Hadfield Station welcomed everyone and showed everyone around including the planters, gardens, children's mosaic art work and the Heritage Information Board. She also explained her plans to restore the former station garden. Caterpillars were spotted on the nasturtiums in the planters - again a rare sight. Joy is leaving them as part of nature's cycle.
En route to the Park everyone stopped to observe and chat. In the Park the group gathered at one point to read out aloud in turn 20 facts about Bumblebees prepared by Neil Williams from Glossop Station. This resulted in lots of shared information about bumblebees and a few smiles! After about 45 minutes the group slowly made its way back to Hadfield station. There Joy and Neil gave each person a copy of the newly published High Peak and Hope Valley Community Rail Partnership's Bumblebee Safari walks booklet (sponsored by Cross Country Trains) covering family friendly walks from stations on the Buxton, Hope Valley and Glossop lines - part of the ongoing Buzzing Stations project.
Joy and Neil would like to thank Becky Styles, Community and Sustainability Manager at Northern, for her support of this event and permission to meet on Hadfield Station. Thanks also to Paul Marsh for his poster which made us all smile and his efforts to promote this event on local social media. Lastly thanks to the Bumblebee Conservation Trust whose inspiration gave us the confidence to run these safaris.
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