Plymouth's Green Flag parks

The Green Flag Award

The Green Flag Award is the national standard of excellence for parks and green spaces. The scheme recognises and rewards the best green spaces in the country. It is also seen as a way of encouraging others to achieve the same high environmental standards and creates a benchmark of excellence in green spaces.

Awards are given on an annual basis and winners must apply each year to renew their Green Flag status.

Plymouth was awarded its first Green Flag for Hoe Park in 2006 and has retained it for the past four years.

This year we have also been awarded a Green Flag for Freedom Fields Park in Lipson for the first time.

Now we are working towards obtaining Green Flag status for the following two parks:

• West Hoe Park
• Devonport Park

To meet the standard

To meet the Green Flag Award standard the judges are looking for green spaces to be healthy welcoming places that are safe and secure, clean and well-maintained and sustainable. The management of the green space must involve the community, pay attention to conservation and heritage and include marketing of the site.

Green Pennant

The Green Pennant is awarded to high quality green spaces managed by community groups.

If you want to find out more about the awards and how to apply for a Green Pennant go to the Green Flag Award website.