Park Life - The Memoirs of a Royal Parks Gamekeeper

A remarkable diary which chronicles the final year of his life as the guardian and behind-the-scenes mastermind of Richmond Park. With a treasure trove of stories and memories, Bartram recounts his duty in ensuring the welfare and maintenance of the Park's world-famous herd of deer - widely considered the finest herd in captivity.

About the author

John Bartram

Summary

'Retire? You can't retire!', Sir David Attenborough told John Bartram, when the man who has been gamekeeper and senior wildlife officer for Richmond Park for the past thirty years announced his intention to step away from the role, bidding farewell to the iconic park which has been his home and way of life for so long.

Product details

• Authors: John Bartram, John Karter, Karter John
• Publisher: Kings Road Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781786062796
• ISBN: 978-1-78606-279-6
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 144 mm x 224 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 388 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; London, Greater London, NATURE / Animals / General, natural history, Zoos & Wildlife Parks, Zoos and wildlife parks: general interest, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs