Dozens of bird and bat boxes installed at nine TransPennine Express stations to provide new habitats for wildlife

A total of 50 boxes have been installed on buildings, walls and trees at stations to house bats and birds. 

Located at Yarm, Northallerton, Thirsk, Hull, Cleethorpes, Grimsby Town, Barnetby, Scunthorpe and Stalybridge, they are part of TPE’s plans to grow biodiversity at its stations.

Different types of boxes have been used to encourage various species, including a variety of bat species as well as birds such as robins, blackbirds, wrens, wagtails, swallows, and swifts.

Steve Gilder, Environment Delivery Lead, at TransPennine Express, said: “We are committed to building a more sustainable railway, and this is just one of the many projects at our stations across the TPE network that focus on biodiversity.”

“With a lack of natural habitat space across many of our stations, bird and bat boxes are a simple way to provide additional places for them and we look forward to monitoring their use over the coming months.”

“We’re planning to install more bat and bird boxes in the future, along with several other exciting biodiversity improvements as part of our plan to create spaces that are good for nature across our network. “

Last year, the train operator carried out several  improvements across its stations to benefit wildlife, including pollinator-friendly station planter upgrades, bug hotels and a significant landscape planting scheme at Thirsk.

TPE aims to lead and enable sustainable tourism and transport across the North of England and into Scotland through its commitment to sustainability.  

More information is available on the train operator's website: tpexpress.co.uk/about-us/sustainability