Green Flag Status
Hackney celebrates two new Green Flags!
Hackney Council is celebrating as it announced the award of two new Green Flags, which recognise the UK's best green spaces.
National environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy awarded the prestigious flags to parks in Hackney, which brings the total in the borough to 13 - among the highest in London. The new Green Flag parks are Hackney Marshes, E9 and Butterfield Green, N16.
These are in addition to the eleven sites that have retained Green Flag status in 2011.
The Council celebrated the announcement at Butterfield Green, N16 where Cllr Jonathan McShane, Cabinet Member for Health, Social Care and Culture joined members of the park user group.
He said: "This is fantastic news for Hackney as it again demonstrates the quality of our parks and green spaces. Congratulations to park users and staff who do so much to make our parks amongst the best in London."
Green Flags encourage a high level of environmental standards, creating a benchmark of excellence. To be eligible for an award, parks must also submit a five-year plan for continued maintenance and improvement.
Hackney has the highest proportion of open space of any inner London borough, ranging from Hackney Marshes to Hoxton Square.
The winning parks
The full list of winning parks is below. To read more about any of these parks, just go to the parks, green spaces and play areas page.
- Butterfield Green, N16
- Cassland Road Gardens, E9
- Clapton Pond, E5
- Clapton Square, E5
- Clissold Park, N16
- De Beauvoir Square, N1
- Hackney Downs, E5
- Well Street Common, E9
- Hackney Marshes, E9
- Haggerston Park, E2
- London Fields, E8
- Shoreditch Park, N1
- Springfield Park, E5
About the Green Flag Award scheme
The Green Flag Award® scheme is the benchmark national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales. It is managed by Keep Britain Tidy, GreenSpace and BTCV. It was first launched in 1996 to recognise and reward the best green spaces in the country.
For more information on the Green Flag Award scheme see the national Green Flag Award website.
Page updated: 26 Jul 2011
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