The controversial Bushy Park Deer Cull. By Sam Trotman Hampton School

From dusk until 8am in the morning, members of the public have been locked out of Bushy Park. This is because of the annual deer culls that occur in the grounds. A deer cull is a method of reducing population of deer in parks in England, such as Bushy and Richmond Park. Firearms are in use during these killings, and for this reason the gates are closed off to public. The population is cut down to ensure that competition between deer (for food) is quelled. Although the Royal Parks establishment b