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02 June 2026

International Best of the Best: Team of the Year

İzmir Metropolitan Municipality, Dept. of Parks and Gardens – Kültürpark (Turkey) "A symbol of urban memory and modern resilience." Managing a site as p...

28 May 2026

International Best of the Best: Employee of the Year

Gail Hering – Head Gardener, Seward Park, Seattle (USA) "The keystone of Seward Park." That is how colleagues describe Gail Hering, the inaugural winner o...

26 May 2026

International Best of the Best 2026 winners announced

The Green Flag Award is proud to reveal the winners of its first ever International Best of the Best – a brand-new initiative designed to celebrate the insp...

21 April 2026

Green Flag Award welcomes the Launch of the New Queen Elizabeth Trust

Keep Britain Tidy and the Green Flag Award welcomes the announcement of the newly established Queen Elizabeth Trust. Launched to mark the centenary of Qu...

19 March 2026

Green Flag Award Academy virtual launch

The Green Flag Award is proud to announce the launch of the Green Flag Award Academy—a new professional development initiative designed to support and futur...

17 December 2025

International Best of the Best awards 2025-26

Nominations are now open for the Green Flag Award's International Best of the Best awards! The Green Flag Award International Best of the Best awards are de...

03 December 2025

Aden Country Park Wins 'Best Promotion of Heritage Value' 2025

The Green Flag Award England is delighted to announce the winner of this year’s prestigious 'Best Promotion of Heritage Value' category: Aberdeenshire Coun...

02 December 2025

Ethan Dando is our Young Volunteer of the Year 2025

The Green Flag Award England is thrilled to announce the winner of the 'Best of the Best' award for Young Volunteer of the Year 2025: Ethan Dando, in recogn...

01 December 2025

Joint winners announced for 'Best Health Initiative' 2025

The Green Flag Award is thrilled to announce a rare and well-deserved joint victory in the 'Best of the Best' category for Best Health Initiative in England...

28 November 2025

Joint Winners Announced for ‘Volunteer Team of the Year’

The standard of entries for the Green Flag Award ‘Best of the Best’ awards is always exceptionally high, but this year, the judges faced an impossible choi...

27 November 2025

Forster Park Wins Green Flag 'Best Women and Girls Initiative' 2025

The Green Flag Award is delighted to announce that the winner of the prestigious 'Best of the Best' award for UK Best Women and Girls Initiative 2025 is the...

25 November 2025

2025 Green Flag Award Team of the Year Award

The Green Flag Award is delighted to announce that the winner of this year’s prestigious ‘Best of the Best’ award for UK Team of the Year – Park Staff is Hy...