Sheffield has once again maintained its status as the UK’s Greenest City. Being awarded a total of 22 Green flag awards. Its another great day for the city of Sheffield.
What is a Green Flag Award?
Green Flag Award® applications are judged against eight key criteria. Where certain criteria are not met, applicants can provide justifications that may be taken into account. What’s more, if management practice changes are in progress but not yet fully implemented, transitional phases will be acknowledged and viewed positively.
The judging criteria also considers the fact that each park/green space will offer different kinds of facilities, and will be managed and developed to varying opportunities and constraints. Innovation and the way facilities offered are tailored to the needs of the community will also be taken into account.
Eight key criteria
1. A welcoming place
2. Healthy, safe and secure
3. Clean and well maintained
4. Sustainability
5. Conservation and heritage
6. Community involvement
7. Marketing
8. Management
Sheffield’s 2012 location winners;
- Cholera Monument Ground and Clay Wood
- Ecclesall Woods
- Firth Park
- Norfolk Heritage Park
- Sheffield Botanical Gardens
- The Peace Gardens
- Winter Garden
- Tinsley Green Recreation Ground
- Wheata Woods
- Weston Park
- Meersbrook Park
- Devonshire Green
- Millhouses Park
- Wyming Brook
- Fretson Green
- Community Green Flag Awards: Heeley City Farm, Kettlebridge Doorstep Green, Meersbrook Park Walled Garden, Devon Gardens and Grenoside Green
Locations of local Green Flag Awards
For full information on the Green Flag winning locations please visit GreeenFlag.KeepBritainTidy
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