Home News News This is the place to read all of the latest news from the Green Flag Award® Scheme. 30 May 2023 Birkenhead Park takes a step closer to becoming a World Heritage Site The UK government is backing Birkenhead Park's bid to win UNESCO World Heritage status. The park has been added to the UK Government’s ‘Tentative List’ with ... 12 May 2023 Green Flag Award judges and applicants get special membership access to World Urban Parks World Urban Parks have agreed to offer Green Flag Award judges and applicants a 10% discount on their membership offer This new discount offer brings the co... 10 May 2023 New guidance launched to create safer parks for women and girls Practical guidelines which will help to make parks and green spaces safer for women and girls across the UK are being launched today at a conference organise... 12 January 2023 New Year Honour for Jenifer White MBE Green Flag Award is delighted that Jenifer White, Historic England's National Landscape Advisor has received an MBE in the King's New Year Honours. Jenifer h... 12 January 2023 Australian parks gain international recognition with multiple Green Flag Awards Five proud winners in Australia met the high standards across diverse criteria - joining accredited parks and green spaces in 16 other countries around the w... 16 December 2022 USA and Mexico celebrate North America Green Flag Award success More Green Flag Awards are flying over North American parks in 2022 than ever before Mexico announced seven winners at the 2023 World Urban Parks Congress i... 11 November 2022 Winners Announced - Best of the Best & People's Choice Top 10 Green Flag Award 2022 'Best of the Best' Winners: Volunteer of the Year - KAZIA KNIGHT from Friends of Sandringham Park Employee of the Year - LISA B... 15 November 2022 Dubai and Al Ain set new record for Green Flag Award in the UAE Two new cities are celebrating several Green Flag Award winners in the United Arab Emirates, making it the country with the most flags flying for parks and g... 01 October 2022 Voting is open for the UK's favourite parks and green spaces Help us find the UK's favourite green spaces by voting for yours in the Green Flag Award People’s Choice Awards! Over the last few years, more than ever, we... 27 September 2022 European Green Flag Award winners announced A record number of parks and green spaces worldwide are winning Green Flag Awards in 2022On the 14th September Ireland announced a record breaking 105 winner... 26 August 2022 Finland flies the flag for another record breaking year! A record 12 green spaces in Finland have won the Green Flag Award in 2022! The winners were announced on 25th of August at the Summer Congress of the Associ... 25 August 2022 World Urban Parks Congress 2022 announced for November in Mexico 2 World Urban Parks - The international organisation for open space and recreation is excited to announce that the 2022 World Parks Congress will take place in... Prev 1 2 3 4 5 ... Next