Park Regulations
Apart from regulations that specifically affect cyclists (see Cycling Information and click on the menu tab "Safety & Park Regulations"), visitors to the park must adhere to the general visitor regulations – these regulations are applicable to all nine of the Royal Parks.
The following is a layman's summary of the main regulations, as they affect Richmond Park.
Under Park regulations it is an offence to:
- Drive above the 20 mph speed limit
- Drop or leave litter
- Fail to keep a dog under control or (where required) on a lead
- Permit a dog to foul
- Permit a dog to chase, worry or injure a deer or other animal
- Bathe in a pond
- Interfere with a plant or fungus
- Climb or interfere with a tree
- Fish or take birds' eggs
- Worry or injure an animal or bird
- Feed or touch a deer
- Park outside the car parks
- Play games or sport, fly a kite or model aircraft except in designated areas
- Carry on a trade
A full copy of the Parks Regulations can be obtained from Holly Lodge, online at http://www.royalparks.org.uk/regulations.cfm or by calling The Royal Parks on 020 8948 3209.