A decade of Green Flag Awards for Milton Keynes' parks!

Cause for celebration as The Parks Trust announce that Milton Keynes’ parks have received a prestigious Green Flag Award for the tenth year running!

This international mark of quality for expert management of green spaces recognises the hard work, passion and dedication of the charity’s staff, contractors and over 240 volunteers caring for Milton Keynes’ 6,000 acres of parks, woodlands, lakes and landscapes. The charity is also the only organisation in the country to achieve a single Green Flag Award for a whole city-wide network of parks.

Plus, Great Linford Manor Park has also achieved a Green Heritage Site Accreditation for the management and promotion of its historic features and sharing that history with visitors.

Hannah Bodley, Deputy Chief Executive at The Parks Trust said “We’re so proud of this milestone moment - consistently achieving Green Flag Awards for a decade! It demonstrates the dedication and commitment of our fantastic team, our volunteers, and our contractors, who all go above and beyond to ensure the city’s parkland is maintained to a very high standard. We’ll continue to ensure that the green spaces are protected and enjoyable for Milton Keynes’ residents, visitors and wildlife for now, and forever.”

The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under contract from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.

The scheme’s Green Heritage Site Accreditation awards are specific to places of physical, social and cultural historic interest where efforts have been made to preserve, develop and share that history with visitors. Great Linford Manor Park, which is managed by The Parks Trust, has been recognised again this year for both its local and national significance.

To find out more about the work that goes into caring for MK’s parks, visit theparkstrust.com/landscapemanagement