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Partner Organisations

We're working with a number of partners to make sure that everyone gets the most from the Parks.

Liberty Drives

liberty drives Liberty Drives provides free mobility for anyone who finds it difficult to see all 760 acres of Hyde Park and Kensington Gardens.

Electric buggies with wheelchair facilities, each seating five people glide around the parks providing half hour rides. It is also possible to be dropped off at a favourite place and be picked up later.

This scheme is supported by donations from the community and operated by volunteer drivers. Groups of people can be catered for by arrangement.

Contact
Richard Briggs OBE, Chairman of Hyde Park Appeal, Tel. +44 (0)7767 498 096

Further information
Liberty Drives website

Companion Cycling

Companion Cycling Companion Cycling is a project which enables people who are unable to ride "solo" to enjoy cycling with a companion in the lovely environment of Bushy Park.

Anyone, whatever their ability or mobility, can become a cyclist using a special cycle and with the aid of a "pilot" who might be a carer, a friend, a family member or a Companion Cycling volunteer.

Companion Cycling is a registered charity.

Contact
Nancy Marks, Booking Secretary, Tel. +44 (0)20 8979 2003

Further information
Companion Cycling website

The Horse Rangers Association

The Horse Rangers logo The Horse Rangers Association uses horsemanship to provide education and character training for boys and girls aged 8 or over.

Riding instruction, stable training and other activities connected with horses and general recreation are available.

The Horse Rangers Association is a self-supporting non-profit making organisation, whose aim is to enable its members to become associated with, and interested in, horsemanship.

Contact
Dick Wilkinson, Chief Executive, Tel. +44 (0)20 8979 4196

Further information
Horse Rangers website

The Holly Lodge Centre: 'special needs in a special place'

The Holly Lodge Centre logo The Holly Lodge Centre allows people of all ages and abilities to enjoy and learn from a series of hands-on experiences focusing on the rich natural environment in Richmond Park.

These activities range from photography to programmes in science and history linked to the National Curriculum for school children. All kinds of groups are catered for and activities can be adapted to help visitors gain maximum benefit and enjoyment from the Park.

The Centre is run in partnership with the Royal Parks. Charity no. 1076741

Contact
Dr Pat Ealey, Project Manager, Tel. +44 (0)20 8948 3209 ext 236

Further information
Holly Lodge Centre website


Wild in the Parks

Wild in the Parks Wild in the Parks is a major partnership between the RSPB and The Royal Parks. The three year project has been made possible by a £369,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Working within the Royal Parks and in parks in the London Boroughs of Barking & Dagenham, Brent, Croydon and Hammersmith & Fulham, the project aims to raise awareness of the importance of conserving wildlife and of managing parks and greenspaces in a sympathetic way.

The project will help to spread the message that everybody can do something to conserve the wildlife that shares the spaces we live work and play in. By working with groups that are currently under-represented as park users the project hopes to increase everybody's access to their natural heritage.

Participants will engage in a variety of activities including tailored events, an environmental education programme for schools, the creation of a demonstration wildlife garden in Regent's Park, and by contributing to a modern archive of how people feel about parks and wildlife at the start of the 21st Century.

Ten people, drawn from communities currently underrepresented in the park management/wildlife management sector, will be given the opportunity to undertake a free ten week training course run by Capel Manor on horticulture and gardening for wildlife.

Contact
Martyn Foster, Project Manager, Tel. +44 (0)20 7935 7430

Further information
WfA website

Find out how the Regent's Park wildlife garden is developing at http://www.wildlifegarden.blogspot.com


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