Discover more about the Royal Parks
Read, watch or listen to delve deeper into what makes the Royal Parks so unique.
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ReadGhosts of the Royal Parks
Tales from the archives of a few of the ghosts people have reported seeing in London's Royal Parks.
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ReadRemembering Ignatius Sancho
Ignatius Sancho was a writer, composer and abolitionist who lived on the edge of Greenwich Park, and became the first black person to vote in Britain.
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ReadCelebrating Buy British Day at the Royal Parks Shop
At the Royal Parks Shop, over half of the products we stock are British-made and in October we're celebrating our fantastic British suppliers.
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ListenBirding in Hyde Park
Join our own Charlie Linton as he takes a walk in London’s Hyde Park with one of the UK’s most prominent young birdwatchers, Dr Mya-Rose Craig.
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ReadDiscover the dung beetles of Bushy Park
Discover the life of Dung Beetles in Bushy Park. Learn how to join the Dung Beetle Discovery Project at the Royal Parks.
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ReadUnearthing an air raid shelter in Greenwich Park
As part of our Greenwich Park Revealed project to restore and protect the park we delivered a community dig to find out more about a lost air raid shelter.
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ReadPlants for a purpose
Every season, new planting at Victoria Gate, Hyde Park, will reveal a different purpose for plants - from food and fuel to medicine and materials.
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ReadRoyal Parks staff and supporters recognised at Guild Awards
Several Royal Parks staff members and some of those associated with the parks were recognised at the annual Royal Parks Guild Awards ceremony this week.
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ReadNelson Mandela's special connection to the Royal Parks
Nelson Mandela, anti-apartheid leader and South Africa’s first democratically elected President, had a very special connection with the Royal Parks.
