A “valley of blossom” is emerging in Greenwich Park after 130 cherry trees were planted near the Royal Observatory. The Prunus ‘Sekiyama’ trees, rarely seen in the UK, are the same as the ones in the Cherry Avenue towards the south of the park, which has become a social media favourite in recent years. Young […]
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Royal Observatory Greenwich given £21.9m towards ‘transformation’ works
Royal Observatory Greenwich has been £21.9 million from the government to help pay for new galleries and major refurbishment works. The First Light programme, billed as a “transformation” of the attraction, will cost £77 million in total. It includes a new entrance pavilion and landscaping works to better connect it with Greenwich Park. A lift […]
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Deer return to Greenwich Park after four years away
Deer have returned to Greenwich Park for the first time in four years after their paddock was improved and extended. Herds of fallow and red deer were moved to Richmond Park in 2021 to allow work to take place as part of the £12 million Greenwich Park Revealed programme, including the construction of a new […]
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Slow down, Greenwich Park bosses tell cyclists in new campaign
The charity that runs Greenwich Park is asking cyclists to slow down and be aware of other park users in a new campaign. Royal Parks is launching the “considerate cycling” push with a new code of conduct for people on bikes, new signage and a publicity campaign over the next few months. The code of […]
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Greenwich Park bosses kept in dark after Royal Parks police axed
The dedicated police unit covering Greenwich Park is to be disbanded under a round of cuts at Scotland Yard – with the charity that runs Royal Parks still waiting for details about how it will be policed.. The Metropolitan Police’s Royal Parks Operational Command Unit will be closed and its responsibilities transferred to neighbourhood officers […]
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Greenwich Park could lose its dedicated police unit in Met cuts
A dedicated police unit that patrols Greenwich Park could be disbanded as Scotland Yard tries to close a £450 million funding gap. Closing the Royal Parks Operational Command Unit, which is based in Hyde Park, was put forward in budget proposals by the Metropolitan Police to City Hall last year. Mark Rowley, the Met commissioner, wrote […]
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Storm Darragh closes Greenwich Park after weather warning for London
Greenwich Park will be closed on Saturday after a yellow weather warning for high winds was issued for the London area by the Met Office. Gusts of over 50mph have been forecast, with the worst of the winds expected in the morning. Royal Parks, the charity that runs Greenwich Park, announced on Friday evening that […]
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Royal Observatory Greenwich plans new galleries in major revamp
Plans have been submitted for a major refurbishment of the Royal Observatory, including a new entrance pavilion, new galleries and landscaping works to better connect it with Greenwich Park. The observatory was founded in 1675 on a site chosen by Sir Christopher Wren, its original designer, and was the country’s first purpose-built building for scientific […]
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