The Green Flag Award
celebrates the very best parks and green spaces.
It recognises the
huge efforts that staff and volunteers put into making their spaces welcoming
and sustainable, whilst constantly looking to improve their sites now and for
future generations.
The ethos of the
award scheme is about sharing best practice across the sector to improve the
whole nation’s green spaces. And the 1,481 English green spaces proudly flying
their green fly are trying new ideas, taking risks, and involving others to
improve their sites.
So each year the
very best innovations occurring across Green Flag-awarded sites are celebrated
with special awards. The eight 2017 winners.
- Mill Park Reserve, Northamptonshire
- Kings Park, Nottinghamshire
- Oasis Community Garden and
Orchard, Nottinghamshire
- Hampstead Heath, London
- Broadwater Park, Surrey
- Jephson Gardens and Mill
Gardens,
Warwickshire
- Hastings Country Park, East Sussex
- Alexandra Park, East Sussex.
From
log-cabins created from natural materials to spreading the word about
pollinators, and from involving local school children in designs to making
facilities accessible to all, these awards celebrate the fantastic ideas being
implemented in green spaces across the country.
