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- Royal Parks warned that families in Richmond Park are feeding and trying to stroke wild deer.
- Photographer Amanda Boardman posted Instagram footage of adults pushing children toward bucks, prompting park manager Paul Richards to call practice irresponsible, warn of severe injury or death, and order a 50 m (164 ft) distance.
- Boardman urged reinstating the Royal Parks Police cut in November 2025, while the mayor’s office says ward officers now police the park.
