Lambeth Council, residents and community partners are celebrating first-time Green Flag award wins for Brixton’s Rush Common and Streatham’s Unigate Wood.
Word from the Cabinet
Cllrs Nanda Manley-Browne and Fred Cowell, Lambeth Cabinet Members for Equalities, Governance and Change said: “We are delighted that Rush Common has won Green Flag accreditation this year for the first time. Today we are also announcing that Unigate Wood between Streatham and West Norwood has also won one. Lambeth now has 25 green flag awards in total – our highest ever number.
“Green Flag Awards are the international standard for quality parks and green spaces – and handed out by Keep Britain Tidy. Winning these awards is testament to the hard work and dedication of council staff, community partners and residents that care for our parks and green spaces.”
Green Flags
Green Flag Awards, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, recognise well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the standard for parks and around the world.
Green Flags are testament to the hard work and dedication of the partnership of council staff, community partners and residents that use and care for open spaces to make them safe, welcoming, sustainable and accessible.
Existing winners
As well as the new winners, Lambeth’s 23 existing Green Flag Award sites, two Green Heritage Award-accredited sites, and four sites with a Green Flag Community Award, all kept their status and will fly Green Flags again this year. This is wonderful news, especially for those who use, protect and look after public open spaces. Lambeth is determined to continue working to add to that total each year, showing. commitment to providing the public with a wonderful diversity of parks, commons and green spaces.
Keep Britain Tidy
Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, Paul Todd MBE, said: “I’d like to congratulate everyone involved on achieving Green Flag Awards – vital green spaces for Lambeth communities to socialise, enjoy nature, for children to play safely and for park users to improve their physical and mental health.”
More information
- Lambeth’s award-winning sites for 2024: Green Flag Award: Archbishop’s Park, Brockwell Park, Clapham Common, Eardley Road Sidings Nature Reserve, Hillside Gardens Park, Holmewood Gardens, Kennington Park, Milkwood Community Park, Larkhall Park, Myatt’s Fields Park, Old Paradise Gardens, Palace Road Nature Garden, Rush Common, Ruskin Park, St. John’s Churchyard, St. Paul’s Churchyard, Slade Gardens, Streatham Common, Streatham Rookery, Ufford Street Gardens, Unigate Wood, Vauxhall Park, Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens and West Norwood Cemetery.
- Green Heritage Award: Brockwell Park and Kennington Park
- Green Flag Community Award: Brockwell Park Community Greenhouses, Eden Community Garden, We Are Waterloo, and Windmill Gardens.
- Find out more about Keep Britain Tidy’s campaigns and programmes.
