Home News News This is the place to read all of the latest news from the Green Flag Award® Scheme. 10 July 2018 Less than one week until we announce the UK's best parks and green spaces We are excitingly awaiting Monday 16 June, when we'll be announcing the UK’s very best parks and green spaces – winners of our Green Flag, and Green Flag Com... 29 June 2018 It started in a park Many of us have fantastic memories that started in a park – whether it’s flying a kite with our Grand-dads, time spent with friends, teaching our own childre... 21 June 2018 Don’t let the sun set on our parks As we celebrate the longest day, a coalition of national organisations call on political leaders to save the UK's parks. The Charter for Parks, calls on Pri... 11 June 2018 Your park is award-winning, but what about your people? Your park is already a winner. But what about your staff and volunteers? Don't they deserve to be celebrated too? It's the people that really make a place s... 04 June 2018 Dog owners “walk this way” to cleaner green spaces ‘Walk this way’ - Keep Britain Tidy's innovation trial, with the Dogs Trust charity, saw an impressive 38% cut in dog fouling. And now we want to spread the ... 24 May 2018 It's not just Birmingham's parks that have cause to celebrate In addition to it's 15 award-winning green spaces, Birmingham City Council is celebrating having just scooped a Gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show for the... 08 May 2018 How much is your park worth to you and your health? Our parks and green spaces are priceless. But new research, from green space charity Fields in Trust, shows they generate a staggering over £34 billion of he... 26 April 2018 Thank you Great British Spring Clean-ers This March, nearly 400,000 of us got together to clean up our communities. Park staff, volunteers, friends-of-groups, businesses, school children, local auth... 16 April 2018 Which is your favourite tree for parks? Which is your favourite tree for parks? Derby Arboretum - one of the world's oldest public parks - share their top picks. Tell us yours on twitter @greenflag... 10 April 2018 Report calls for investment to be targeted at poor-er quality parks A major new report, by researchers at the University of Leeds, into the future of the city’s parks, has recommended the council gets them all up to Green Fla... 06 April 2018 What if ... your park dreams became a reality? Imagine if you could start with a blank slate to design, fund and manage your area's parks and green spaces. For Milton Keynes and their Parks Trust, this ... 12 March 2018 New Zealand raises the standard The New Zealand Recreation Association is excited to announce that 18 NZ parks have been awarded the coveted international Green Flag Award.The Green F... Prev ... 6 7 8 9 10 ... Next