What is a Green Flag Park ?
The Green Flag Award is the National Standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales. The award scheme began in 1996 as a means of recognising and rewarding the best green spaces in the country. Each site is entered and judged on its own merits and suitability to the community it serves.
Awards are given on an annual basis and entrants must apply afresh each year, including past winners seeking to renew their status. Throughout the land the owners, managers, staff and volunteer supporters of the many parks and green spaces work tirelessly to ensure their applications for the prestigious Green Flag Award is successful.
Through this process the Green Flag Award Scheme provides a strong impetus to the ever-increasing improvement in the quality of our parks and green spaces nationally.
For more information about the Award Scheme, how to apply and how to become a judge - plus the latest winners - click here.