The Friends’ Richmond Park calendar for 2016 is now sold out. See the new 2017 Calendar
December Park diaries
This is the time for Christmas trees (on sale at the Roehampton Gate car park) and fungi (don’t pick them – they’re part of Park ecology)
Up close and personal
Stag rutting season ‘under threat from photographers’ in Richmond Park
November park diaries
Fascinating facts about autumnal fog and mist, Great Crested Newts and predatory Pike in Pen Ponds
Deer cull – Royal Parks advice
The biannual deer cull in Richmond Park starts on November 2. Find out why the cull is necessary and how it affects visitors to the Park
Bird sightings in the Park
From wintering Dartford Warblers to Hobbies and Peregrines – Jan Wilczur lists bird sightings in Richmond Park this spring and summer
Fascinating fungi foray
The Discoverers’ fungi event has now taken place, but more exciting events are planned – keep an eye out for them on the Events page
October Park diaries
The banks of the Beverley Brook are being reshaped in October and November. It’ll look messy for a while, but wildlife will benefit in the longer-term
Autumn Bat Watch
We had excellent weather for this popular annual event, calm and warm. This meant that there were plenty of bats around in the evening twilight
Poetic inspiration in the Park
Commemorating the newly-refurbished Poets Corner, a video about 300 years of poetry and prose in Richmond Park ….in 12 minutes