Blogs
"The Royal Parks" blog posts:
19 December 2014Achilles comes to life in Hyde Park
We've brought the 18ft Achilles statue in Hyde Park to life. Just swipe your smartphone on a nearby tag and get a personal call back from the Greek hero of the Trojan War.
21 July 2014Can you dig it?
With fellow enthusiastic amateur archaeologists, we found brickwork and pottery as we searched for the Old Keeper’s Cottage in Greenwich Park.
11 July 2014Swanning Around in St James’s Park
This summer, two black swans have moved from Surrey to central London to take up residence in St James's Park lake.
6 May 2014The Early Bird Catches the Worm
They say the early bird catches the worm, so last Sunday, we set out in Hyde Park at 5am for our inaugural International Dawn Chorus walk, and we were not disappointed!
7 June 2012Say “Reeds”!
Last week, in just one day, 9 volunteers planted over 2000 Reed Bed plants in The Regent's Park to help reintroduce some interesting and uncommon wildlife into the Park! Find out how they got on...
25 April 2012Giorgio Locatelli creates sweet flavours for the Italian Gardens
We were so thrilled when one of the world’s best-loved Italian Chefs, Giorgio Locatelli, agreed to create two sweet canapés to help us mark the launch of the recently restored Italian Gardens in Kensington Gardens.
5 March 2012Mud, sweat but no tears at Bushy Park!
We don't mind getting our hands dirty. In fact, we love it! For the last few years, we've joined the ecology team at the beautiful Bushy Park twice to pull out reeds to clear the Brewhouse water channels to help create a healthy habitat for wildlife.