Commemorating the newly-refurbished Poets Corner, a video about 300 years of poetry and prose in Richmond Park ….in 12 minutes
September Park diaries
An eventful month in the Park, with the Park Open Day, the start of the deer rut and the London Duathlon on September 20.
Discoverers’ autumn bat watch
Nine species of bat live in Richmond Park – come and see how many you can find, with a bat expert on hand to help
Ride London: gel pack strips
A good event, except for the many gel pack strips left lying in the grass – which the deer eat and can’t digest, so clogging their stomachs
August Park and Isabella diaries
The Park Open Day is on 13 September at Holly Lodge, featuring displays, pony rides, cars and machinery, woodworking and much more
Deer in the City in August
A new exhibition and activities at Pembroke Lodge during August share the history and importance of the deer herds in Richmond Park
Barbecues and tree fires
Barbecues are not allowed in the Park; they can cause severe damage to grassland, wildlife and the Park’s veteran trees, as this photo shows
Noise and the Park
Our summer Chairman’s Letter looks at the importance of low noise levels, for both visitors and wildlife – and the threat of increasing noise, especially from Heathrow
July Park and Isabella diaries
The virtues of stinging nettles, beetle-eating bats, and the threat posed by illegal barbecues to the Park’s much-loved veteran trees
A Dream of Richmond Park
Read David Harsent’s wonderful new poem about Richmond Park – or watch him on video reading it aloud