Photographic commentary on Greenwich Park

(see Historical commentary)

Trashy detailing (c1995, by the pond in the Flower Garden) has no place in a Royal Park

The enclosure round the Queen Elizabeth Oak used to have the only remnant of its hunting park vegetation. It was replaced by mowable grass to smarten things up for a visit by the Duke of Edinburgh.

The official map of Greenwich Park, as shown on all the sign boards, tells the visitor about facilities but not about character, vegetation or relief.

The detailing of this fence (c1995) is of a high standard. But why should One Tree Hill need a fence of this type? Even if someone did fall off the path, they would not come to any harm.

Half-log retaining barriers are suitable for demonstration gardens in DIY stores, but not for Royal Parks

After the Great Storm of 1987, Greenwich Park had something of the wildness which a hunting park ought to have.