Visit to Richmond Park

[skywatcher]

I'd certainly like to go. Count me in.I live fairly locally and am keen to improve my photographic skills.Some of the photos you guys post are pretty inspiring.A day at the Wetlands Centre would be worth thinking about,maybe?

[Ukwildlifeo]

Provisional list so far

Me + gf
tuftie
skywatcher
eeyore + almostnormal (maybe)

Have I missed anyone or is anyone else up for a visit to richmond on sat 10th may?

[derelict]

I'd suggest that May is not an especially propitious date if you like your stags either spectacular or symmetrical - you need a March date for that. And I can't stress how much better weekdays are if you want to see the deer do anything other than chewing the cud and adopting wagon train mode to avoid circling people/dogs... As it's a period when the park as a whole goes through a spectacular transformation it might be worth your while to do 2 visits?

[Ukwildlifeo]

Originally Posted by derelict

I'd suggest that May is not an especially propitious date if you like your stags either spectacular or symmetrical - you need a March date for that. And I can't stress how much better weekdays are if you want to see the deer do anything other than chewing the cud and adopting wagon train mode to avoid circling people/dogs... As it's a period when the park as a whole goes through a spectacular transformation it might be worth your while to do 2 visits?

My thoughts on May time were:

the deer should have calfs/fawns
There should be ducklings, goslings and cygnets
the invertebrates will just becoming into there full force
all the spring/summer migrants will be present

And also its quite near to the present. A later visit around rutting season can be organised later.

As for the weekend, well most people cant make weekdays, so there isnt much choice

If anyone else thinks may is a bad Idea for richmond Im up for other suggestions - Regents Park is easy to get to a surprisingly prosperous - a close up heronry and wildfowl collection. perhaps a visit there (and maybe to the other royal parks) is better? thoughts?

[tufftie]

No - got to be Richmond Park!!! I can pick p people - should have exchanged by then so will be able to go where ever!

[eeyore]

Originally Posted by derelict

I'd suggest that May is not an especially propitious date if you like your stags either spectacular or symmetrical - you need a March date for that. And I can't stress how much better weekdays are if you want to see the deer do anything other than chewing the cud and adopting wagon train mode to avoid circling people/dogs... As it's a period when the park as a whole goes through a spectacular transformation it might be worth your while to do 2 visits?

virtually any time of year will enable you to get good shots of deer at richmond and as ukw notes may is ideal for calfs etc

I also cant stress how much worse weekdays are for a great proportion of us who have this thing called "work" we (alledgedly) do on the other five days of the week.

[derelict]

Originally Posted by eeyore

I also cant stress how much worse weekdays are for a great proportion of us who have this thing called "work" we (alledgedly) do on the other five days of the week.

I fear I have the utterly unfair advantage of living and working within reasonable striking distance of RP so I get to see it mostly in the early evenings (= more activity/less light to see it by), but the point about visiting it on a weekday holds. It's a different world and well worth taking a day away from the coalface for. And if you're already in the throes of abandoning your current employ in the Soft South for the frozen wastelands of the North-east doubly so - if you ever get the chance, do take it.

[derelict]

Originally Posted by eeyore

I also cant stress how much worse weekdays are for a great proportion of us who have this thing called "work" we (alledgedly) do on the other five days of the week.

I fear I have the utterly unfair advantage of living and working within reasonable striking distance of RP so I get to see it mostly in the early evenings (= more activity/less light to see it by), but the point about visiting it on a weekday holds. It's a different world and well worth taking a day away from the coalface for. And if you're already in the throes of abandoning your current employ in the Soft South for the frozen wastelands of the North-east doubly so - if you ever get the chance, do take it.

[tufftie]

Okay guys this one is going in my diary as 10th May Be really good to see you...and what did we agree the penalty was for the first one to bring up the grey squirrel issue?!!!

[Ukwildlifeo]

good good. I think the real question is does eeyore shooting one count as bringing it up?