Richmond Park
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Isabella Plantation, Richmond Park
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| Area of Search | Greater London |
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| Grid reference | TQ200730 |
| Interest | Biological, historical |
| Area | 856 hectares |
| Notification | 1992 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
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| Abbreviation | FRP |
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| Motto | Protecting Richmond Park's peace and natural beauty |
| Formation | 1961 |
| Legal status | registered charity and membership organisation |
| Headquarters | Richmond, London |
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Membership
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2200 |
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Key people
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Ron Crompton, Chair |
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Main organ
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Friends of Richmond Park newsletter (quarterly) |
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Volunteers
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150 |
| Website | www |
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| Motto | A special place for learning |
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| Formation | 1994 |
| Legal status | Registered charity |
| Headquarters | Holly Lodge |
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Region served
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Greater London and Surrey |
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Staff
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Anna King (Centre Manager); Dr Pat Ealey MBE (Community Engagement Manager) |
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Main organ
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Stepping Stones |
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Budget
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£75,000 |
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Staff
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2 |
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Volunteers
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90 |
| Website | www |
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| Motto | Sharing the story of 400 years of Richmond Park |
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| Formation | 2013 |
| Legal status | registered charity |
| Headquarters | Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park |
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Chair
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Daniel Hearsum |
| Website | hearsumcollection |
Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, was created by Charles I in the 17th century as a deer park. The largest of London's Royal Parks, it is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation. The park is a national nature reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Special Area of Conservation and is included, at Grade I, on Historic England's Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England. Its landscapes have inspired many famous artists and it has been a location for several films and TV series.
Richmond Park includes many buildings of architectural or historic interest. The Grade I-listed White Lodge was formerly a royal residence and is now home to the Royal Ballet School. The park's boundary walls and ten other buildings are listed at Grade II, including Pembroke Lodge, the home of 19th-century British Prime Minister Lord John Russell and his grandson, the philosopher Bertrand Russell.
Historically the preserve of the monarch, the park is now open for all to use and includes a golf course and other facilities for sport and recreation. It played an important role in both world wars and in the 1948 and 2012 Olympics.
Richmond Park is the largest of London's Royal Parks. It is the second-largest park in London (after the 10,000 acre Lee Valley Park, whose area extends beyond the M25 into Hertfordshire and Essex) and is Britain's second-largest urban walled park after Sutton Park,Birmingham. Measuring 3.69 square miles (955 hectares or 2,360 acres), it is comparable in size to Paris's Bois de Vincennes (995 ha or 2,458 ac) and Bois de Boulogne (846 ha or 2,090 ac). It is almost half the size of Casa de Campo (Madrid) (1750 ha or 4324.34 ac) and around three times the size of Central Park in New York (341 ha or 843 ac).
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