Open Spaces with Green Flag Awards
Indicator
The number of open spaces with Green Flag award.
Status
The number of open spaces with Green Flag award in
Worcestershire is good, and is improving.
Overview
The quality of parks and open spaces are essential to the way
that local communities feel about where they live. High
quality open spaces also have a massive impact on local social and
economic regeneration. The Green Flag Award is the national
quality award for parks and open spaces. It is administered by the
civic trust and has the backing of DCLG
Performance
There are currently 11 parks or open spaces in Worcestershire
with Green Flag awards. This is an increase on 2008, in which 8
Green Flags were recorded, and is in line with the target set in
last year's State of the Environment Report.
In local terms the breakdown of the green flag awards in the
county is as follows:
Geographical Context
The West Midlands region has 42 current Green Flag award-winning
parks and open spaces. Worcestershire's 11 registered sites
comprise a healthy 26% of this total, and show that the county is
well represented in terms of the quality of parks and open spaces
on offer.
Actions
Whilst the number of green flags will continue for the next few
years there will always be a maximum number of possible sites in
Worcestershire and so in reality the maximum number of green flags
possible is only 3 / 4 per authority.
Further Information
For more information visit the green flag award
website.
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