Want to help make sure the Park stays its beautiful best for all of us to enjoy? The new Friends leaflet gives some useful advice
Poems in the Park shortlist
With over 650 entries, our Poems in the Park competition presented the panel of judges with a real challenge. Here’s the shortlist…
Preventing Lyme disease
Lyme disease seems to be more prevalent this year. Read the Royal Parks’ leaflet on ticks, Lyme disease and sensible preventative measures
Rave reviews for Family Trails
The Friends’ second book, Family Trails in Richmond Park, is selling well in local bookshops – and proving a big hit with the local press
New Board for Royal Parks
The Richmond and Bushy Parks Forum has put forward its views on the membership of the new Board which will run the Royal Parks
Poetry competition “amazing”
650 entries to our poetry competition, many revealing impressive talent, meant our panel of judges had an extremely difficult job
October Park diaries
Conservation work is taking place in Sidmouth woods, and an artificial sand martin nest bank is being constructed to the south of Pen Ponds
September Park diaries
Work is underway in the Park to pollard willows along the Beverley Brook, create a reinforced Pen Ponds spillway and remove non-native rhododendrons
Olympic road trial update
Find out what detailed measures are being taken to protect the Park’s ecology on Sunday during the Olympic road cycling trial event
Cinema screenings cancelled!
Good news: the potentially damaging film screenings in the Park have been cancelled, partly (we like to think) because of pressure from the Friends