Green Flag Award for Stables Lane Park

Published: 16 July 2024

Boston Spa resident and project leader for the Green Flag Award, Keith Jackson will collect the award for Stables Lane at the York Racecourse award ceremony on 18th July. 

2,227 parks and green spaces have achieved the Green Flag Award - the international quality mark for parks and green spaces – with successful submissions from local authorities and other land managers across the country for a range of sites. 

Parks are a vitally important part of this country’s green infrastructure, providing opportunities to improve physical and mental health even in the most built-up urban environments. However, research by Leeds University has shown that women are currently less likely to use our parks and green spaces due to a range of factors including safety fears.

That’s why it’s important that parks are managed to the Green Flag Award standard, which rewards those sites that meet the needs of the community, are well maintained, safe and provide people with the opportunity to lead healthy lifestyles.

Congratulating this year’s winners, Keep Britain Tidy Chief Executive, Allison Ogden-Newton OBE, said: “Prioritising parks and green spaces is vital for our future, so we are delighted to see that 2,227 sites have met the standards required for a Green Flag Award, reflecting the tireless work of those tasked with looking after these important national assets.

“We know beyond doubt that our local environment contributes to the wellbeing of individuals and communities, with our parks and green spaces recognised as areas where people can come together and be active. Research shows that time spent in green spaces can positively affect mental and physical health, quality of life and a sense of wellbeing.

“We believe the standards expected in the Green Flag Award should be a minimum for every park, and it is our ambition that by 2030 we increase the number of sites achieving Green Flag Award status even further so that people across the world, wherever they live, can access and enjoy safe, high-quality green space.”

The Green Flag Award scheme is managed by Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, setting the benchmark standard for the management of recreational outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.

A full list of Green Flag Award-winning parks and green spaces is available here.