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Green Flag Award winners announced
A record 743 parks and green spaces across the country, all freely accessible to the public, have received a Green Flag Award this year.
Of the winners, 42 were also given Green Heritage Site Accreditation, a scheme sponsored by English Heritage to promote best practice in the understanding, care, upkeep and promotion of green spaces that are of heritage interest in England.
Among the first time winners were the Bill Quay Farm in East Gateshead and the St. Wulstan’s Local Nature Reserve in Malvern Hills, Worcestershire.
The North West now has the most Green Flag sites with 195, while Greater London boasts 151.
Currently in its 13th year, the Green Flag Award is the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales.
The award scheme began in 1996 as a means of recognising and rewarding the best green spaces in the country. It was also seen as a way of encouraging others to achieve the same high environmental standards, creating a benchmark of excellence in recreational green areas.
John Watkins, head of gardens and landscapes at English Heritage, said: "Green Heritage Site Accreditation shows that a park's history has been understood and is considered in the way that the park is used by the local community.
"Historic open spaces provide a link with the past, a resource for learning, a space for community events, and help to create a sense of pride in our shared heritage.
"Receiving Green Heritage Site status is an excellent way to create community interest in a site’s local heritage, to draw attention to the importance of that heritage and to show that it has a long-term future."
For the full list of winners, see www.greenflagaward.org.uk
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