Last weeks Birdwatching Event started bright and early at 7.30am as it was all about the The Dawn Chorus. Families were treated to a beautiful symphony from birds such as Blackcaps, Garden Warbler’s and Blackbirds. During Spring the Park comes alive with not only birdsong but its also the best time to discover the lovely trees and plants that start …
Who and what might live in Richmond Park? On Thursday 14th April, The Friends of Richmond Park Discoverers and Holly Lodge Education Centre joined forces again and put on a free event for children to show them what homes the animals in Richmond Park build at this time of year. Among other items, we had an extensive array of birds’ …
We were recently sent pictures of Louis making his very own Birdhouse at home and we were so impressed we had to share this with you all. Louis carefully measured out the pieces of wood, put them together and painted his birdbox which now lives at the end of his garden. They have also found a terracotta saucer which they …
Birdwatching with the Discoverers – you never know what you might see!!It was a lovely sunny morning when a few of the Discoverers joined Peter and myself for our new monthly Birdwatching Nature Walk. We set off from the Pen Ponds kiosk and walked towards Crown Field in search of singing skylarks.We saw the usual jackdaws, parakeets and magpies ever present …
Last Event – Discovering Beverley Brook On the beautiful morning of Sunday 20th March, Discoverers met up at Roehampton Gate to learn all about the Beverley Brook. Brian and Stephen showed us and explained what they do as part of the Riverfly Monitoring Team. We heard about the Downstream Defender, the aptly name ‘hero of the Brook’ which stops …
Beverley Brook is a river that runs through Richmond Park that can be found just a short walk from Roehampton Gate. It is so important that the river is kept clean to protect the wildlife. A group of volunteers frequently visit the Brook to carry something out called Riverfly monitoring and you can learn about this by watching our short …
Find out more about how our latest event went where we Discovered the trees of Richmond Park
Thanks for sharing your lovely drawing! We were delighted to receive this lovely picture from Charlotte who drew some of the wonderful birds she spotted at the Birdwatching event recently. Thank you Charlotte!
The Discoverers Team Discover Birds at Pen Ponds where they spotted many different types of birds including a Macaw a Mandarin Duck and an Egyptian Geese!
Family Bat Watch – 2021. Read how families came on a guided walk, used a bat detector, and watched the bats of Richmond Park.
