News - Green Flag Award

This is the place to read all of the latest news from the Green Flag Award® Scheme.

29 February 2024

Two parks in Saudi Arabia win the first Green Flag Awards in the Kingdom

Carl McClean, International Development Manager for the Green Flag Award said: “This is an historic moment for the growing public parks and green spaces sect...

31 January 2024

United Arab Emirates break previous award record with 54 winners

Parks professionals across the United Arab Emirates have reached a new milestone today with the national confirmation of a record breaking 54 Green Flag Awar...

25 January 2024

San Francisco Presidio wins another Green Flag Award

The Green Flag Award is the most widely recognised international benchmark for parks The Presidio of San Francsico is celebrating another year of prestigious...

19 December 2023

Worth Park plants added to national collection

Worth Park has been awarded National Plant Collection holder status for two cultivars of yarrow plants with outstanding qualities it has bred. The park was r...

14 December 2023

Xyst to manage Green Flag Award programme in Australia

Keep Britain Tidy are proud to announce a new partnership with Xyst for the delivery of the Green Flag Award in Australia. Xyst is a well-established consult...

15 November 2023

Australia and New Zealand celebrate 33 Green Flag Award winners for 2023-24

The news comes as several first-time applicants in both countries win the Award for the first time. In Australia, Parks Victoria claimed their first Award wi...

08 November 2023

Best of the Best UK Award-winners announced

A project to make a city park welcoming to older girls is among 10 park-based schemes to win a 2023 Best of the Best title, in a scheme operated by Green Fla...

07 November 2023

Exclusive 25% discount for Green Flag Award membership to World Urban Parks

Keep Britain Tidy have struck an exclusive deal with World Urban Parks to provide 25% discount on all their memberships up until the 31st January 2024. Any G...

20 September 2023

Additional 150 European parks and green spaces win coveted Green Flag Award

A record number of parks and green spaces in Europe have won the international Green Flag Award in 2023 Parks and green spaces in Austria, Belgium, Finland, ...

18 August 2023

World Urban Parks launches "Parkitecture" international design competition for parks

Global non-profit organisation World Urban Parks have launched a new and innovative competition with a total prize pot of over $50,000! Parkitecture is an In...

17 August 2023

Record breaking year for Finland's Green Flag Award winners

Image 1: Mikkelipuisto, Mikkeli. Photo: Pihla Liukkonen A record 19 Finnish parks and green spaces have achieved the Green Flag Award for 2023. The results w...

17 July 2023

2,216 parks and green spaces across UK to fly Green Flag Award with pride

A record number of parks and green spaces across the UK have reached the high standards required to receive a coveted Green Flag Award in 2023. The scheme is...