YeinJee's Travel Journal

St James’s Park is the oldest of the Royal Parks in London. It is located just beside Buckingham Palace, and connected to Green Park. I am not sure the border that separated the parks though; I simply assume that Green Park is part of St James’s Park.

St James’s Park has a small lake, the St James’s Park Lake… and with 2 islands, the Duck Island and West Island. A bridge across the lake provides some nice views of around the area.

The parks don’t share the rich historical background as some other London’s monuments, but the nature charm has made them popular places in London. The parks have been one of my favourite spots in London since I first visited the parks in 2001.

Flora and Fauna

The majority of the trees in both parks are Plane Trees; Lime Trees are common in Green Park too, while other species in St James’s Park include Scarlet Oak Trees and Black Mulberry Trees.

A wide range of birds can be seen at both parks, especially at St James, including the pelicans, ducks, gulls, swans and geese. It is said that the park has foxes, wood mice, squirrels and brown rats that are only largely active at night; I managed to see a few grey squirrels though… lucky.

It’s great to have some nice green-areas at the center of London. It provides a good place for Londoners to take a break in the day, and certainly a good place to have some fresh air and to cheer things up from the usual gloomy weather in London.