Richard Cooper

I joined the Royal Parks Foundation in September 2014. I manage corporate partnerships for the RPF. My role involves managing a portfolio of existing corporate partners and sponsors, as well as recruiting new ones.

The best thing about my job is... getting out and about and visiting the parks with supporters, demonstrating first-hand the impact of the partnership with regard to delivering specific projects. I also like getting involved with volunteering with our corporate partners (and have become particularly skilled in refurbishing park benches.) Get in touch if you would like to discuss partnership or sponsorship opportunities.

My favourite Royal Park is... Richmond Park. It’s immense and a proper slice of countryside, only 20 minutes away from central London. I like running through it, cycling around it and picnicking in it.

My favourite fact about a Royal Park is... that there is a 10 mile protected view in Richmond Park from King Henry’s Mound (the highest point in Richmond Park) all the way to St Pauls’ Cathedral. There is a telescope there to prove it.

If I were a creature in the Parks, I would be... a Woodpecker. I could 1) fly and 2) make lots of noise at night. One of which I do already.

If I had a super-power, I would be... the Silver Surfer and fly around faster than the speed of light on my cosmic surfboard.