A record number of green spaces were recognised in this year’s Green Flag Awards, which allow Keep Wales Tidy to benchmark parks and green spaces so visitors know they are visiting a special place of the highest standard, wherever there is a Green Flag.
This year 291 sites in Wales received a Full Award or Community Award – 92 Full Award winners and 199 Community Award winners. Full Awards are for sites that have paid staff and Community Awards are for sites that are managed and maintained entirely by volunteers.
The 291 sites include parks, university campuses, community farms, cemeteries, private housing estates and housing associations.
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Owen Derbyshire, chief executive of Keep Wales Tidy, said: “We are delighted that a record 291 green spaces in Wales have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag and Green Flag Community awards, recognising the hard work of all those involved in maintaining these places.”
“I am particularly proud that we now have many more Community Award winning places in Wales and that everyone has access to high quality green spaces – knowing our places play a hugely important role in the physical and mental wellbeing of communities across Wales.”
Below is the list by county, with new additions this year in bold. Full award sites are designated, with the remainder being community award winners.
Anglesey
Amulch Community Allotment & Wildlife Park
Church Island
Llangoed Commons and Aberlighniog Local Nature Reserve
Lynn Parkmar Community Woodland Group
Blaenau Gwent
Bryn Bach Park Annelin Leisure Trust (fully funded)
Aberbeag Community Centre Gardens
Beaufort Hill Woodlands
Nant I Waung Park
Trevor Rawson Park
Bridgend
Bryn Garw Country Park (Full Benefit)
Coychurch Crematorium Coychurch Crematorium Committee (fully paid)
Maesteg Welfare Park (fully funded)
Park Slip (Full Award)
Caerau Market Gardens
Marlas Green Space
Ogmore Vale Fire Station
Spirit of Slynfi Woodland
Tremaine’s Wood
Caerphilly
Brithdir Cemetery (Complete Award)
Kumkarn Forest (full prize)
Morgan Jones Park (Full Award)
Darren Kum Park (Perfect Award)
Penalta Park (full award)
Thai Penalta (Full Award)
Waunfawr Park Cross Keys (Full Price Bonus)
Ystrad Mynach Park (Full price)
Aber Valley Community Allotment
Caerphilly Mines Centre Climate Change Future Garden
Coed y Welwyn/Caerphilly
Eco Park Sehun Forest
Libanus Lifestyle Community Garden
Michael Williams Memorial Gardens
Morgan Jones Community Allotment
Pontygwindy allotments and community growing space
Pontywaun County School Memorial Gardens
Singlig Road Allocation
St. Andrews Community Church Cemetery
St. Martin’s Church C
Trethomas Community Allotment
Tullaghan Educational Gardens
Van Ward Allotment
Waunfawr Community Garden
Windy Ridge Allotment
Innis Hewell Farm
Cardiff
Bute Park (Full Award)
Cardiff Bay Barrage (Complete Award)
Cardiff Bay Wetlands Conservation Area (fully funded)
Cardiff Port Council (fully funded)
Cathays Cemetery (Complete Award)
Cathays Park (Full Award)
Flat Holm Island (Full Award)
Forest Farm (fully paid)
Grange Gardens (Full Award)
Haley Park (Full Award)
Heath Spark (Full Award)
Hendre Lake (full prize)
Lisvain and Llanishen Reservoirs (fully funded)
Sehun On Park
Parc y Maltings
Lowe Park
Rumney Hill Gardens (Full Award)
St Fagans: Natural History Museum (Fully-Entry)
Thornhill Cemetery and Cardiff Crematorium (fully funded)
Park Tredelerche (full award)
Victoria Park (full award)
Waterloo Gardens (Full Award)
Western Cemetery (fully paid)
Canolfan Beulah Garden
Chapter Community Garden
Coed Felin
Dusty Forge Gardens
Forest Farm Community Allocation
Global Garden Project
Grangetown Kitchen Garden
Glow Well Riverside
Howardian Regional Nature Reserve
Lansdowne Surgical Gardens
Lwinphedhu Gardens
Old St. Mellons Community Playing Field and Park
Mars-y-Coed Community Garden
Nantfour Community Woodlands
Pengham Pavilion Allocation
Plasnewydd Community Garden
Railway Garden
Riverside Community Garden
StarGarAllot Community Allotment
St. Mellon’s Community Garden
St. Mellon’s Pantry Gardens
St. Peter’s Community Garden
Whitchurch Community Garden
Carmarthenshire
Bishop’s Park (full award)
Llyn Lech Owain Country Park (Full Award)
Minidomer Forest Park (Full price reward)
Pembrey Country Park (Full Award)
University of Wales Trinity Saint David Carmarthen (fully funded)
Sidweli Sensory Community Project
Danilherig Community Garden
Foothold Cymru Community Garden
Llanfurth Memorial Stadium
Pontybellem Park
Ceredigion
Aberystwyth University – Penglais Campus (Fully-funded award)
University of Wales Trinity Saint David Lampeter (fully funded)
Unislas Nature Reserve (fully funded)
Aberporth Village Hall Recreation Ground
Coed y Bont
Danish Farm Conservation Centre
Guard Enfys
Penpalco Community Hub
Syrian Village Green Community Award
Conwy
Parc Pruis (Full Award)
Tre Kum (Full Award)
Conwy Orchard
Alias Park
Queen’s Park
Ralphs Community Garden
Station Road Community Garden
St Simbrid’s Community Garden
St. Tudno’s Churchyard, Great Orme
Dingle (Colwyn Bay)
Wishing Well Garden, Conwy Town
Denbighshire
Adlam Gardens, Rhyl
Along the River Elwy
Frith Common Land Park, Prestatyn
King George’s Field
Llanferres Stadium
Mars Isgawen
Meshahun Sports Ground and Orchard
Maligne Lake, Rhyl
Outside life
Prestatyn Community Woodland/Coed
resource
Woodlands Skills Center
Flintshire
Bailey Hill (Full Award)
Greenfield Valley Heritage Park (Full Award)
Weple Park (Full Award)
Community Clubhouse and Gardens
Gwynedd
Padarn Country Park (Full Award)
Inishman Gwyn (full award)
Kay Brynn Coed
Dyffryn Ardudwy Allotments and Community Garden
Guard Jimnedor Hafun Deg
Incredibly delicious portomadog
Wernmach Nature Reserve
Merthyr Tydfil
Aberfan Cemetery (fully funded)
Syfarthfa Park (full prize)
Tuff Burgod Park (Full Benefit)
Thomas Town Park (Full Award)
Sirsans Nature Reserve
Dowlais Community Centre
Dowlais Infant School and Community Garden
Edward and Trevor Nature Gardens
Grunos Men’s Project Community Garden
Hafod Cottage Community Garden
Mercer Natsu Bee Garden
Market Street Garden
Muriel & Blanche Community Natural Gardens
Penydarren Park
Pennywan Top Pond
Pitt Woods Park
Pontsticil village and park
Hafod Community Nature Garden
Twynyrodyn Community Hub
Monmouthshire
Caldicot Castle and Country Park (Full Award)
Castle Meadows (Full Award)
Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal (fully funded)
Old Station Tintern (Full Award)
Loggett Country Park (Full payment)
Bailey Park
Busy Bees Garden
Caerwent Meadows
Caldicot Community Garden
Click Woodland
Crick Meadow
Kurkorny Allocation
Goytre Community Garden
Incredible edible usuk
Laurie Jones Community Orchard
Mardi Park
Rogett Wildlife Friendly Village
Corn field
Neath Port Talbot
Goonle Estate Country Park (Full payment)
Margam Park (Full payment)
Swansea Bay University Campus (Full payment)
Talbot Memorial Park (Full payment)
Victoria Garden (Full payment)
Amman Valley Trotting Club
Siribevir Community Growers
Kumafan Community Orchard
Grandaue Riverside Park, Pontardaue
Lane Community Garden
Vivian Park Natural Gardens
Newport
Beachwood Park (full prize)
Bellevue Park (Full Award)
Gwent Crematorium (fully funded)
Lliswelly Pond
Piru Unity Gardens Allotment
Glade Community Garden
Laundry Garden
Pembrokeshire
Scollton Manor Country Park (Full payment)
Coastal Allocation Project
Dewith Acres
Fishguard and Goodwick green spaces
Hayes Castle Community Woodland
Jubilee Park and Nature Trail
New Hedges Village Hall Play Park
Saundersfoot Sensory Garden
The Timeless Garden of the Tabernacle
Tenby Edible Community Garden
Powys
Dolwen Fields, Llanwrtyd Wells
Dorid Gobais
Gerard Brody Gardens
Llandrindod Pomarium
Severn Farm Pond Nature Reserve
St. Cat’s Church Cemetery
Warden
Whatton Allotment Association
Rhonda Canon Tough
Aberdare Park (Full payment)
Dare Valley Country Park (Full payment)
Taff’s Well Park (Full payment)
Inny Sanghrad War Memorial Park (Full payment)
Blaen-y-Cwm Chapel Tranquil Gardens
Brynna Allotment Community Garden
Butcher’s Pool
Cwm Clydach Countryside Park
Efair Isaf Community Garden
Eighteen
Lee Garden Pool
Meadow Street Community Garden and Woodlands
Penriwake Village Senior Citizens Centre
St Winifred’s Church Penliffe
Swansea
Kleingarten (Full Award)
Botanical and Ornamental Gardens (Full Award)
Bryn Mill Park (full prize)
Kum Dong Kin Park (Full Award)
Mount Pleasant Hospital Coastal Housing Group (fully funded)
Llewellyn Park (Perfect Award)
Penrergare Valley Woods (Full Award)
Swansea University Singleton Campus (fully funded)
Victoria Park, Swansea (full award)
Cadleheath Local Nature Reserve
Koedbachpark
Corden fucks community tree nursery
Friends of Gwillim Park
GRAFT: Soil-Based Syllabus
Lis Nini
Mayhill Washing Lake and Community Food Garden
Pontriou Park
Rosehill Quarry Park
St. Madoc Centre
St. Samlet Cemetery Community Gardens
Swansea Canal
Swansea Community Farm
Torfaen
Cwmbran Boating Lake (full award)
Lough Garn (full award)
Pontypool Park (Full Award)
Brembran Community Woodland
Fishpond Park Panteg
Forgeside Rugby Club Community Gardens
Henry’s LNR
Lanfreffa Grange Walled Garden
Vale of Glamorgan
Merthyr Deffen Cemetery (full price)
Penarth Cemetery (fully funded)
West House Garden (Full Award)
Alcott Triangle
Barry Uniting Church – Building a Community Garden
Be Loud Grade
Birchgrove Woodlands
Kumtarg Regional Nature Reserve
Elizabethan Orchard
Friends of Victoria Square
Goldsland Farm
Lanrei Orchards
Little Hill Block Street
Nightingale Garden
Old Hall Garden
Our Healthy Pastures
Upper Orchard Field Wenvor
Wales Orchard Wenvor
Wenvo Community Orchard Wenvo Wild Orchard
Wrexham
Allyn Waters Country Park (Full Award)
Bellevue Park, Wrexham (fully funded)
Ponciau Banks Park (Full Award)
Ty Mawr Country Park (Full Award)
Wrexham Cemetery (fully funded)
Chirk Station
Elrath Victorian Walled Garden
Holt Carr Park Nature Area
Mars-i-pants
Plus Pentwyn