Richmond Park Kull & Closure Times

5milestogo
5milestogo Posts: 224
edited February 2011 in Commuting chat
First day back today after travels and see theres a kull on at RP - can anyone tell me what time pedestrian gates are shutting in the evening?
Also - for those that have been affected - what's your best route to Kingston from LRR - Richmond or Roehampton / Kingston Hill?
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  • Sewinman
    Sewinman Posts: 2,131
    Also - does anyone know how to volunteer to join in with said cull?
  • asprilla
    asprilla Posts: 8,440
    I think they close at about 8.00 and reopen at 7.30. The only time it has affected me I went though Sheen and the Upper Ham Road.
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  • 5milestogo
    5milestogo Posts: 224
    ....or even know of anywhere to buy the meat
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  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    I think you would need to be a registered firearm owner (like me!)....From what I hear it is tasked through vetinary practices and local Shooting clubs - i.e. elite shooters supervised by vets/rangers...but I cannot confirm that.

    I know that some of the guys from my club have helped with kulls on Dartmoor and Exmoor (those with appropriate rifles - 7.62, 30.06 and 458 Magnum in one case - see "Howitzer"!), the meat is butchered locally after the kull - may be worth trying the local butchers.

    I am not an animal killer - I only shoot clays and targets....badly.
  • asprilla
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    It's cull.

    Sorry, I'm a pedant.
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  • gtvlusso
    gtvlusso Posts: 5,112
    Asprilla wrote:
    It's cull.

    Sorry, I'm a pedant.

    My god you are right - I should have checked rather than assumed.....

    :-(
  • mattsaw
    mattsaw Posts: 907
    5milestogo wrote:
    ....or even know of anywhere to buy the meat

    I heard there's a place in East Sheen as well as very good butcher on Kingston Road where I got my Christmas goose from.

    The Queen probably eats the leftovers :)
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  • cjcp
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    On those rare occasions it affects me, I go through Ham -> Petersham -> Star & Garter Hill -> down the Queen's Road to the URR.

    And in reverse on the way home.
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  • jzed
    jzed Posts: 2,926
    Looked like they were tempting the deer into one place with food tonight....
  • veronese68
    veronese68 Posts: 27,776
    Tempted them with food? What would tempt a deer surrounded by grass? I'd never thought about that before. Chocolate covered grass anyone?
    Bevan's on Richmond Road Kingston is a good butcher, they should do a spot of Royal Venison. There was something on the telly saying most of the venison gets exported as the English get a bit squeamish at the thought of Bambi on a plate. I'd love to try it but unfortunately the EPO is a veggie.
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  • itboffin
    itboffin Posts: 20,064
    It's just food FFS - yummy food at that, mmmmmm venison sausages.

    Given that the park has 600+ ish deer in that tiny allotment, I wonder how many my local forests has?

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  • Cumulonimbus
    Cumulonimbus Posts: 1,730
    I still think the best way to control the population is by introducing wolves to richmond park. If that doesnt work then its bears.
  • mattsaw
    mattsaw Posts: 907
    Cumulonimbus wrote:
    I still think the best way to control the population is by introducing wolves to richmond park. If that doesnt work then its bears.

    That's just a cunning way of upping the RP lap times :)
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