Residents are welcome to exercise their dogs in the garden on the lead providing they are registered with the Formosa Garden. Please supervise them at all times and keep them on leads.  From daybreak to 10am, dogs may be let off the lead.

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Special notice: from dawn on Monday 30 March 2026 until dawn on Monday 13 April

2026 inclusive, all dogs must be kept on lead at all times in the Garden. From dawn on Monday 13 April 2026, off-lead access will resume daily from

daybreak until 10.00am only, subject always to strict compliance with the

Garden Rules.

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​FORMOSA RULES for DOGS

• Dogs (including puppies) belonging to residents may be permitted to use the Garden provided they have first been registered using the form below.

• Registration is free but mandatory.

• Registered dogs (including puppies) must always be accompanied by their owner or another member of the owner's family aged 10 years or older. They must be kept under proper control at all times in a manner commensurate with the age, size and breed of dog. 

• Registered dogs are allowed off the lead from daybreak until 10am but must be kept on the lead at all other times.  

• It is the responsibility of dog owners to clean up after their dog and responsibly dispose of the mess by taking it out of the Garden.

• Dog owners or handlers should do their utmost to ensure that barking does not disturb the peace of the Garden and dogs should not be left alone on private terraces.  Dogs who bark persistently may not use the garden before 9am.

• Dogs banned under the Dangerous Dogs Act will not be allowed access to the Garden.

• Any dog subject to a muzzle requirement must wear at all times while in the Garden a secure, properly fitted muzzle of a type and fit sufficient to prevent the dog from biting any person or animal and from picking up or holding balls or other objects. Any muzzle that does not reliably achieve those outcomes shall be non-compliant.

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Enforcing these rules relies on the cooperation of our garden community—especially dog owners, who are in the garden first thing when issues may arise. If you witness a breach of the rules, please speak directly with the resident involved where possible. If the matter remains unresolved, report it to the Managing Agent. A gallery of registered dogs is available on this site to help registered residents identify dogs by name.

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Any breach of the dog rules may result in one or more of the following sanctions: an immediate fine of £200, temporary suspension, or permanent ban from the Garden, in each case at the discretion of the Board. Where the Board imposes any suspension or ban under these rules, no dog may enter or be brought into the Garden in breach of that suspension or ban. Any entry in breach of that suspension or ban shall constitute a separate breach of the Garden Rules and may result in further sanctions, including a further fine, continued suspension, or permanent ban from the Garden, in each case at the discretion of the Board.