I am delighted as Chair of the Friends to welcome you to our website. Bushy Park and Home Park are two wonderful large green oases in the south west corner of London. Feeling wild, they are natural places with ancient histories, fascinating heritage and superb wildlife. Both are Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) containing rare species. These are places to be enjoyed and conserved. Which is why the Friends exist, campaigning, supporting and protecting the parks, and enhancing visitors’ enjoyment with information, advice and guidance.
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The joint first were Trees Silhouetted by Conor O’Donnabhain and Fluffing up the Winter Plumage by Jeannie Edwards.
A group of second place were Returning Home by Jeannie Edwards, Kingfisher by Ron Darbon, Swans at Sunrise by Ron Darbon and Early Morning Frost by Nick Osario.
Highly commended: Sun lit mist by Richard Gudge, New Growth by Mariola Marczuk and Portrait with a toothpick by Valerie Lavina
With more members our voice is stronger when we campaign to protect the Parks, and with more subscription income we can do more to provide information and education about the Parks, their wildlife and their history.
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The history of Feltham’s Ponds: the Three Jewels in Feltham’s Crown by Angela Patton
On Saturday 8 June 2019 from 11am to 3pm members of the Friends of Bushy and Home Parks will be at the SHAEF memorial (near SHAEF Gate) and at Teddington Gate to help you envisage the scene 75 years ago when General Dwight D Eisenhower and his staff in Bushy Park were planning the campaign to liberate occupied Europe.
Full report...The Visitor Centre next to the Pheasantry café is where our volunteers help visitors find out more about the parks and where visitors can purchase souvenirs of your visit to support our work.
Click this panel to visit our Visitor Centre section and also to find out how you can get involved as a volunteer.
