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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ReadThe Camouflage School at Kensington Gardens
Following the start of the First World War, a school was founded in Kensington Gardens to develop camouflage techniques and patterns.
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ReadThe Royal Parks in Literature
From Samuel Pepys to J.M. Barrie, discover the classic authors whose connections to London’s Royal Parks inspired and featured in their stories
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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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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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