A Green Flag Award is granted to a park or green space that can meet the scheme’s criteria to a sufficiently high standard. The award is open to any freely accessible public open space that has a site-specific management plan.
If you have a management plan and feel that your park or green space covers the eight criteria then your next step is to fill in application form.
Desktop Assessment – Documents to be submitted
From 2006 you will only be required to submit a management plan for desktop assessment (please note that judges reserve the right to ask for additional information for clarification).
Field Assessment
The field assessment is based on what exists on the day of the visit and not future plans
Once judges have received all the documentation they will contact you to arrange a date for the field assessment. You will be given a number of dates to select from; you must select one of the dates on offer. Judges may also make a “mystery shopper” style visit at any time throughout the year.
On the day of the field assessment applicants must be courteous and helpful to the judging team, making sure they have access to all parts of the park or green space. Judges may also look round without the park or green space staff.
For applications that submit management plan only, judges may ask to see additional supporting documentation on site for greater clarification e.g. marketing leaflets
To achieve Green Flag Award status applicants must score a minimum of 50% on the desk assessment (score 15 out of 30) and 60% in the field evaluation (score 42 out of 70) with a combined score of 66 or above.
What happens next?
All applicants will be informed by letter of the outcome in July
Winning an award
A public announcement of winners will be made in the summer. As a winner you will receive a flag and certificate which must be displayed in the park or green space for a period of one year from the date the award is presented. If you wish to purchase additional flags and certificates contact Jane Wardle on 0151 231 6910 or email .
The Green Flag Award scheme may use the names of winning parks or green spaces and their associated management authorities, pictures and related information in publicity and promotional material.
Winning sites are encouraged to use the Green Flag Award logo on stationary, promotional literature and other appropriate situations for the awarded period. Logos and rules for their use can be found in the downloads section.
Winning sites will receive a feedback report highlighting its strengths and including judges recommendations for each of the eight criteria
If standards in an Award winning green space are found to have fallen to unacceptably low levels, the park or green space management will be notified and expected to rectify the problem or face annulment of the Award.
Unsuccessful Applicants
Enclosed with the letter there will be a copy of the judges’ feedback report. The report explains the judges’ decision, highlighting the strengths and recommendations for each of the eight criteria.
Please note the decision of the management committee of the Green Flag Award scheme is final.
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