Green Flag Award - Other Schemes

What the Judges will be Looking for in your Site

Judges score each site against a detailed checklist based on the following criteria. Any site that achieves a high enough score will become a Green Heritage Site.

Conservation and restoration standards

Are repairs and maintenance carried out to appropriate conservation standards?

Are the right materials used in the right way to conserve historic character?

Have there been restorations or re-creations of valued historic features?

For further guidance see:

The 1964 ICOMOS Venice Charter (http://www.icomos.org) Christopher Brereton The Repair of Historic Buildings
Advice on Principles and Methods published by English Heritage
Kate Clark Informed Conservation published by English Heritage
Maintaining historic character

Do the landscape’s original layout and views still exist, or have they been changed or lost?

Do the style and standard of horticultural displays harmonize with the site’s historic character?

Are efforts made to provide for continuity in historic collections of trees and shrubs, and to retain or replace ornamental detailing on historic buildings and other infrastructure?

Do new and replacement features conserve or enhance the site’s historic character?

Unique features

Are unique historic features given extra care and prominence, for example by drawing particular attention to them by the way they are maintained and presented?

Is there evidence of pride in having these assets?

Information

Is there sufficient information to enable people to understand, appreciate and enjoy the site’s heritage value?

Use and enjoyment

Are the historic features intact and in use?

Are memorials used as centres for cultural activities?

Is there clear evidence that the public enjoys the site’s historic features?

For example, is there a bandstand and does it have a programme of music and other entertainment?

Are historic leisure facilities such as sports pavilions and refreshment huts maintained in a usable condition?

The ultimate test of whether a site should become a Green Heritage Site will depend on how well its heritage value has been conserved or enhanced, and how much people understand and enjoy its historic character, appearance and features.

What the Judges will be Looking for in your Site

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