Bushy Park

Bushy Park
Aerial view of Bushy Park
Bushy Park is located in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames
Bushy Park
Location in West London
TypePublic Park
LocationLondon, England
Coordinates51°24′53″N 0°20′26″W / 51.414758°N 0.340496°W / 51.414758; -0.340496 (Bushy Park)
Area445 hectares (1,100 acres)
Created1529
Operated byThe Royal Parks
StatusOpen 24 hours year round except during the deer cull
Official nameBushy Park
Designated1 October 1987
Reference no.1000281
Public transit accessNational Rail Hampton Court
National Rail Hampton

National Rail Hampton Wick

National Rail Teddington
Websitehttps://www.royalparks.org.uk/parks/bushy-park
Bushy Park and Home Park (SSSI)
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Deer grazing in Bushy Park
LocationGreater London
Grid referenceTQ159692
InterestBiological
Area540.39 hectares (1,335.3 acres)
Notification2014
Location mapMagic Map

Bushy Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is the second largest of London's Royal Parks, at 445 hectares (1,100 acres) in area, after Richmond Park.[1] The park, most of which is open to the public, is immediately north of Hampton Court Palace and Hampton Court Park and is a few minutes' walk from the west side of Kingston Bridge. It is surrounded by Teddington, Hampton, Hampton Hill and Hampton Wick and is mainly within the post towns of Hampton and Teddington, those of East Molesey and Kingston upon Thames taking the remainder.

In September 2014, most of it was designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest together with Hampton Court Park and Hampton Court Golf Course as Bushy Park and Home Park SSSI.[2][3][4] The park is listed at Grade I on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[5]

  1. ^ "Bushy Park". The Royal Parks. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Bushy Park and Home Park citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 January 2015. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Map of Bushy Park and Home Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. ^ "Bushy Park and Home Park Unit List". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  5. ^ Historic England (1 October 1987), "Bushy Park (1000281)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 10 February 2016