Stories
Vertical Meadow: Urban Hotspots for a Crucial but Overlooked Pollinator – The Hoverfly
We set up Sensibee AI insect-detecting cameras on one of our living walls with The Crown Estate at Spring Gardens in Central London and in a pristine native wildflower meadow near Bath — and found 40 times more hoverflies on our London living wall. Despite their importance, hoverflies are often overlooked. Yet they are the…
Read MoreDownload INaturalist and Show Us What You Find on the Wall!
Many of our Vertical Meadows are now listed as specific locations on INaturalist. Download INaturalist on Iphone Download INaturalist on Android We’d love for people to start registering what they find! iNaturalist is one of the world’s most powerful tools for documenting biodiversity. Every observation—whether it’s a bee, bird, or bryophyte—helps scientists, conservationists, and communities…
Read MoreA grand day out with Emorsgate Seeds
Nestled away in a narrow valley just north of Bath is Manor Farm, the West Country home of Emorsgate Seeds. As a loyal Emorsgate customer, we were lucky enough to visit at the end of July. The visit left such an impression on all the team, that we felt compelled to capture it in a…
Read MoreNature and the lockdown
Nature finds its place in our lives After what has been one of the most challenging years in many of us’ s lifetime we took the plunge and officially launched Vertical Meadow. Perhaps, we are crazy however I think this year really is the year that people finally noticed and appreciated the nature that was…
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