Boardman said that when she filmed the footage on Tuesday, it was not the only rule-breaking she observed. <\/p>\n
“Several people rode bikes through the protected skylark nesting area, herding the deer, while others were feeding them,” she said.<\/p>\n
Boardman said she “felt sorry” for the Royal Parks charity team, which was under pressure in the summer to protect wildlife and manage an increase in visitors, many of whom were “unaware of the 50m rule”, she said. <\/p>\n
The photographer called on City Hall to reinstate Royal Parks Police, which were scrapped in November 2025 following budget cuts<\/a>. <\/p>\n A spokesperson for the Mayor of London said that the Royal Parks were to be policed through local neighbourhood ward officers, but did not say when this would start.<\/p>\n They said it followed \u00a31.26bn worth of investment for the Met, which had “significantly reduced” the level of cuts the force had been planning. <\/p>\n The spokesperson said the ward officers would be “visible, accessible and work proactively with local communities”.<\/p>\n Listen to the best of BBC Radio London on Sounds<\/a> and follow BBC London on Facebook, external<\/a>, X, external<\/a> and Instagram, external<\/a>. Send your story ideas to hello.bbclondon@bbc.co.uk, external<\/a><\/p>\n