Project news

Greenwich Park’s deer have moved to Richmond Park
22 Dec 2021

Greenwich Park’s herd of fallow and red deer have been relocated to Richmond Park to ensure they are not disturbed while works to improve the deer’s habitat and create community facilities take place.

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Work begins to restore and protect the rare landscape of Greenwich Park's ancient Saxon burial ground
6 Oct 2021

The project will remove the tarmacked footpath introduced by the Victorians, which currently bisects the monument in two, and return the landscape to that of centuries gone by – recreating crucial habitats for pollinators such as butterflies and mining bees.

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Greenwich Park: An Archaeologist's Diary [Blog]
21 Jul 2021

Andrew Mayfield, our new community archaeologist – and the first in-house archaeologist ever to be appointed at The Royal Parks – shares his diary of his wanders around the park to reveal its fascinating past.

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Greenwich Park’s Flourishing Grassland Habitats: Bringing Back the Butterflies [Blog]
1 Jul 2021

Regular visitors to Greenwich Park may start to notice changes to the landscape, finding themselves strolling through longer grasses in new areas rather than the mown parkland that has characterised a lot of the park for decades.

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The Royal Parks shares revised plans for new learning centre and community facilities in Greenwich Park
1 Mar 2021

The Royal Parks charity has unveiled revised plans for a learning centre and improved visitor facilities which will increase public access and inspire local people to discover Greenwich Park’s fascinating heritage and wildlife.

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Greenwich Park receives National Lottery millions to protect World Heritage Site
15 Jan 2020

The Royal Parks charity, which manages Greenwich Park, has secured a ‘transformational’ £4.5m grant (1) from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and The National Lottery Community Fund for its ‘Greenwich Park Revealed’ project.

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