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4th January 2023Children Laureate, Joseph Coelho, grew up near Richmond Park. Children loved reading his poem 'Richmond Park' during our History Trail. -
7th November 2022Ollie is back...with his family! The brand new 'Let's Discover' booklet for children about the history of Richmond Park has launched! Discoverers held a trail in Pembroke Lodge Gardens on 27th October, which was attended by over 50 children. They discovered all about the history of the park from prehistory to the present day. Booklet available for purchase at the Pembroke Lodge Visitor Centre for £2 Car park free, easy access for all. -
9th August 2022Following our two exploring trips at dusk, Discoverers are more confident with seeing one or two in the park. -
9th August 2022Happy News! A new initiative to help swifts in London was successful and one healthy fledgling took off at the end of July! -
15th June 2022To see what we got up to at Ham Fair click the above link. Discoverers were excited to attend Ham Fair last Saturday. Under a green gazebo the volunteers had arranged lots of activities for young people to explore! The most popular was badge making and not only was this super fun but the badges were environmentally friendly also! -
16th April 2022We were recently sent pictures of Louis making his very own Birdhouse at home and we were so impressed we had to share this with you all. Louis carefully measured out the pieces of wood, put them together and painted his birdbox which now lives at the end of his garden. They have also found a terracotta saucer which they will use as a bird bath to entice blue tits to the birdbox! What a wonderful idea Louis and a great way to help protect our birds. It gives them a safe place to build their nests and provides them shelter from predators and harsh weather. Thank you Louis and a well done - your birdbox looks fantastic! -
17th March 2022Beverley Brook is a river that runs through Richmond Park that can be found just a short walk from Roehampton Gate. It is so important that the river is kept clean to protect the wildlife. A group of volunteers frequently visit the Brook to carry something out called Riverfly monitoring and you can learn about this by watching our short video on our Youtube Channel! Click here to watch and find out more! Birds you might find enjoying a swim in the Beverley Brook river There are lots of different types of invertebrates that live in Beverley Brook can you name any? Illustration by our very own Monique of how a Downstream Defender works Another lovely illustration from Monique showing where the river Beverley Brook sits on a map -
13th February 2022Thanks for sharing your lovely drawing! We were delighted to receive this lovely picture from Charlotte who drew some of the wonderful birds she spotted at the Birdwatching event recently. Thank you Charlotte! -
12th October 2021Family Bat Watch - 2021. Read how families came on a guided walk, used a bat detector, and watched the bats of Richmond Park. -
26th July 2021Join Discoverers summer expedition around Pen Ponds on Sunday August 8th. See what’s out there - under our feet, in front of our nose and above our head. -
19th June 2021Report of the event which ran on July 4th 2021, led by two of the Park’s bee keepers with some of their Honeybees. -
27th March 2021Discoverers have run a Competition to design an anti-litter Poster. Here are the results. -
15th February 2021Discoverers are running a Poster Competition for an anti-litter Poster. Deadline 8th March. This describes how to enter. -
13th September 2020Our virtual Bat Walk took place on 26th September 2020. We were led by our bat expert, Philip Briggs who told us about the amazing lives of the different types of bats that live in Richmond Park. -
17th November 2019On 17th November, 10 families explored the mysterious Kingdom of the Fungi with fungus expert Janet Bostok. -
21st September 2019Our annual family bat watch took place on the evening of Saturday 21st September. You can read about it, and see some pictures, in this item.
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30th June 2019On June 30th we met two of the Park’s bee keepers and some of their Honeybees. This report contains pictures and more details.
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24th January 2019Now complete - thanks to those who took part in this survey. Please let us know if you took part (wherever you were) and tell us how many stars you were able to see. The results we know of confirm that light pollution is very bad in Richmond Park. -
20th December 2018WHY BUILD A DEN? It is fun to do. WHY NOT? You are disturbing a habitat. LOOK under, on, in and around logs and branches lying on the ground. What plants, fungi and insects can you find using them as a home? -
20th December 2018The Isabella Plantation has undergone substantial improvement thanks to a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund. There has been much clearing of invasive Rhododendron to give native species a chance to grow.