A magical world revealed

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You may have seen photographer Alex Saberi’s images of the Park in the national press – and there are more to admire in our Guide to Richmond Park

April Park and Isabella diary

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Badgers are busy spring cleaning, deer are growing their new antlers and azaleas in the Isabella Plantation are coming into flower

At last, a Guide to the Park!

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The FRP’s new guidebook is full of fascinating info about the Park and includes nearly 300 colour pictures. And Friends can buy a copy for only £7

Celebrate the Park in verse

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Sir Trevor McDonald has joined the judges of the Friends’ poetry competition, held in conjunction with The Richmond and Kingston Magazines

FRP announces its new Patrons

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Three prominent local residents – Dame Jacqueline Wilson, Baroness Susan Kramer and Sir David Attenborough – have agreed to be Patrons of the Friends

Park diaries for March

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Toads are becoming more active and the Park’s breeding birds are beginning their courtship behaviours. Watch out for soaring skylarks…

Park in Olympic spotlight

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The recently-announced Olympic road cycling route runs through Richmond Park – although there are a few issues still to be resolved

February’s Park Diaries

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The effects of pollarding look dramatic at first, but this technique is responsible for the survival of most of the Park’s veteran oak trees

Carelessness costs deer lives

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In Richmond Park, people kill around 20 deer every year. The causes include speeding cars, out-of-control dogs and litter, as a shocking picture shows

January’s Park diaries

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Exceptionally cold and icy conditions caused disruption to road traffic but gave pleasure to many on the Park’s snow-clad hills