News - Green Flag Award

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

09 September 2024

Mongolian site wins Green Flag Award with “stunning” Ulaanbaatar Park

Cover image: The Mongolian style pagoda was constructed from native hardwood by a local Master Craftsman and apprentice The recently redeveloped city-cen...

22 August 2024

Presidio of San Francisco celebrates an historic sixth Green Flag Award win

The iconic national park site has once again met the coveted international standard, in recognition of community engagement, biodiversity enhancement, manag...

07 August 2024

54 parks and green spaces in Europe celebrate Green Flag Award success for 2024

Sites across ten countries raise the prestigious Green Flag Award after reaching the international quality standard for parks and green spaces. 54 parks and ...

16 July 2024

2,227 parks and green spaces across UK celebrate as 2024 Green Flag Award winners revealed

Sites across the UK prepare to raise the prestigious Green Flag Award after reaching international quality standard for parks and green spaces A record nu...

14 June 2024

City of Seattle wins the first Green Flag Award for a local government in the USA

AP Diaz, Parks Superintendent for the city said: “Seward Park is a shining jewel in our park system, boasting 210 acres of beautiful forest land including ...

22 May 2024

Green Flag Award Rutland Water Achieves Blue Flag and Seaside Award

Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy has announced the winners of the prestigious Blue Flag and Seaside Awards for summer 2024, and among them for the fir...

22 May 2024

Green Flag Award Judges Training Accredited by LANTRA

Green Flag Award are delighted to announce that the Induction Training for Judges has been scrutinised and accepted by LANTRA as one of their accredited cour...

03 May 2024

Green Flag Award presenting at the Future Green City World Congress

The Future Green City World Congress taking place in Utrecht is an initiative of the Royal Association Stadswerk in the Netherlands and the Royal Dutch Assoc...

26 April 2024

Green Flag Award continues international expansion

The ongoing growth reflects the huge success of the award in the UK nations, which has seen the programme grow from 1,833 winners in 2018 to 2,216 winners i...

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...