TransPennine Express (TPE) has installed 50 bird and bat boxes across nine of its stations to support local wildlife and enhance biodiversity.
The initiative aims to provide additional habitats for birds and bats in areas where natural nesting spaces are limited.
The boxes have been placed on buildings, walls and trees at Yarm, Northallerton, Thirsk, Hull, Cleethorpes, Grimsby Town, Barnetby, Scunthorpe and Stalybridge stations.
Different designs cater to a range of species, including robins, blackbirds, wrens, wagtails, swallows, swifts and multiple bat species.
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.”
TPE is planning further biodiversity improvements, including more bat and bird boxes and additional green spaces.
Last year, the train operator introduced pollinator-friendly planters, bug hotels, and large-scale landscaping projects at several stations, including a major planting scheme at Thirsk.
The initiative is part of TPE’s broader sustainability strategy to promote wildlife conservation and support eco-friendly transport.
