Poetic inspiration in the Park

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Commemorating the newly-refurbished Poets Corner, a video about 300 years of poetry and prose in Richmond Park ….in 12 minutes

September Park diaries

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Read David Harsent’s wonderful new poem about Richmond Park – or watch him on video reading it aloud