Salford parks celebrate a clean sweep of Green Flag Awards - again!

Salford has once again retained all ten of its Green Flag Awards and it’s perfect timing, as the city celebrates Love Parks Week.

The Green Flag Awards are the international quality mark for parks and green spaces. They’re only given to places that meet the highest standards of maintenance, safety, community involvement and environmental management.

Councillor Barbara Bentham, Lead Member for Neighbourhoods, Environment and Community Safety at Salford City Council, said: “To keep all ten Green Flag Awards again this year is a huge achievement and something Salford can be proud of. Our parks are at the heart of our neighbourhoods - places to walk, play, reflect, and connect with nature. They boost our health and wellbeing and provide a safe haven for wildlife.

It takes real teamwork to keep them looking this good, and I want to thank everyone from our fantastic grounds staff to the volunteers, Friends groups and community members who care for these spaces and help them thrive. This award is for them.”

The news comes during Love Parks Week, a national celebration of the positive power of parks and green spaces.

Salford’s ten Green Flag sites are:
•    Agecroft Cemetery
•    Blackleach Country Park
•    Boothsbank Park
•    Clifton Country Park
•    Lightoaks Park
•    Parr Fold Park
•    Peel Green Cemetery
•    Peel Park (Salford)
•    Victoria Park (Salford)
•    Winton Park

Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, Paul Todd MBE, said: “Congratulations to everyone involved in these Salford sites who have worked tirelessly to ensure they achieve the high standards required for the Green Flag Award.

“Quality parks and green spaces make the country a heathier place to live and work in, and a stronger place in which to invest.

“Crucially, Green Flag parks provide vital green spaces for communities in Salford to enjoy nature, and during the ongoing cost of living crisis it is a free and safe space for families to socialise. It also provides important opportunities for local people and visitors to reap the physical and mental health benefits of green space.”

The Green Flag Award scheme is managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy and is the benchmark for parks and green spaces across the UK and internationally.