Buckinghamshire Council is celebrating national recognition for the exceptional quality of its green spaces, with eight local parks awarded the coveted Green Flag Award, marking them as some of the best in the country.
The parks receiving the honour are:
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Higginson Park, Marlow
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Vale Park and Bedgrove Park, Aylesbury
Image left to right: At Bedgrove Park in Aylesbury, Cllr Peter Brazier, Cabinet Member for Culture & Leisure, and Cllr Mark Winn (Aylesbury East Ward).
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Heartlands, Buckingham
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Hughenden Park and The Rye, High Wycombe
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Black Park and Langley Park Country Parks
Image left to right: At Langley Park Country Park, Jake Batchelor, Dawn Shrewsbury, and Josh Gready (Country Park Rangers).
These sites are now officially among 2,250 parks across the UK to hold the Green Flag Award – the internationally recognised quality mark for well-managed green spaces.
Peter Brazier, Cabinet Member for Culture and Leisure at Buckinghamshire Council, said:
“It is fantastic news that eight of our parks have now won Green Flag Awards – the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.
These awards are a testament to the high quality of our parks in Buckinghamshire and reflect the hard work of all the teams and volunteers who care for them.
It is also wonderful to see Langley Park Country Park receiving a Green Flag for the first time since the formation of Buckinghamshire Council in 2020.”
Paul Todd MBE, Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, congratulated the council:
“Congratulations to everyone involved at Buckinghamshire Council who have worked tirelessly to ensure that it achieves the high standards required for the Green Flag Award.
These parks are vital green spaces for local communities to enjoy nature, especially during the ongoing cost of living crisis, providing free, safe spaces for families and supporting both physical and mental wellbeing.”
The Green Flag Award Scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces across the UK and globally, setting the benchmark for excellence in green space management.
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