Discover more about the Royal Parks

Read, watch or listen to delve deeper into what makes the Royal Parks so unique.

  • An old print showing the keeper's cottage sat behind a low wooden fence, surrounded by trees
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    Greenwich Park

    Old Keeper's Cottage

    Near Queen Elizabeth’s Oak in Greenwich Park, the remnants of a lost park building can just be seen.

    The parks at work | History & heritage | Archaeology
  • Illustration of the Roman temple in Greenwich Park
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    Greenwich Park

    The Roman Temple

    Between around AD 100-400, an ancient Roman temple once stood in an area close to where the bandstand is located today.

    The parks at work | Improvement projects | History & heritage | Archaeology | Landmarks
  • Wide shot of Kensington Gardens
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    Hyde Park

    Wild Spaces for Nature and People

    We explain why parts of the parks are looking wonderfully wild and who it benefits.

    Nature & wildlife | Biodiversity | Mammals | Plants & flowers
  • Project stakeholders celebrate the Greenwich Park Revealed project at the Wolfe viewpoint
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    Greenwich Park

    Then and now: celebrating Greenwich Park Revealed

    Check out our gallery of then and now photos to see the how Greenwich Park Revealed has restored the park's unique 17th-century landscape.

    The parks at work | Improvement projects | Events & celebration | History & heritage | Landmarks | Nature & wildlife | Biodiversity
  • A river running alongside golden autumn trees
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    Bushy Park

    Autumn walkthrough: Woodland Gardens in Bushy Park

    Take a peaceful tour through Bushy Park's Woodland Gardens in autumn, with its canopy of golden leaves, bubbling streams, and the popular Pheasantry Café.

    Virtual tour | Landmarks | Nature & wildlife
  • Autumn trees in Richmond Park
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    Richmond Park

    Autumn walkthrough: Isabella Plantation in Richmond Park

    Take a mindful autumnal journey through Richmond Park's Isabella Plantation, one of London's autumn highlights.

    Virtual tour | Landmarks | Nature & wildlife
  • A photograph of Hori Tribe in uniform
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    Greenwich Park

    A digital exhibition about Hori Tribe

    A digital exhibition about Hori Tribe, a propagator at Greenwich Park, who left to fight in the First World War.

    History & heritage | First World War | Nature & wildlife
  • Hori with colleagues at Greenwich Park
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    Greenwich Park

    Hori and Greenwich Park

    Discover the camaraderie and respect shared among Royal Parks staff during wartime.

    History & heritage | First World War
  • A sketch Hori sent home depicting his life in Macedonia, surrounded by wildlife
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    Greenwich Park

    Hori and Nature

    Hori's reflections on nature amid the backdrop of WWI.

    History & heritage | First World War | Nature & wildlife

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