Two local green spaces have been awarded Green Flag Awards, an international mark of approval for recognition of their quality.
Barr Beacon and Leamore Park were two of 2,208 UK sites that were awarded the Green Flag this week.
Commenting on the news that Barr Beacon and Leamore Park have met the Green Flag Award standard, Councillor Gary Flint, Portfolio Holder for Health and Wellbeing said:
“I would like to congratulate everyone involved in making these sites worthy of a Green Flag Award. Over the course of the pandemic, visitor numbers to our parks and other green spaces have shot up and we know how much they’re loved and valued.
Councillor Chris Towe, Vice-chair of the Barr Beacon Trust said:
“The Trust, in partnership with Walsall Council and with the help of many volunteers, has put a lot of time and effort into maintaining the high standards demanded by the Green Flag Award over the last 10 years or so and I’m pleased to say that investment is really paying off now.
Councillor Mike Bird, Leader of Walsall Council said:
“I’d also like to give a shout-out to our friends at The Canal and River Trust on achieving Green Flag status for the Walsall Flight and Walsall canal basin. The canal basin is a really attractive feature of our town centre and firmly at the forefront of our vision for the town centre of the future.”
The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.
Other Green Flag Local Spaces
Other local areas with a Green Flag award include:
- Blackwood Park, Streetly
- Fibbersley Local Nature Reserve, Willenhall
- King George V Playing Fields, Bloxwich
- King’s Hill Park, Darlaston
- Palfrey Park, Palfrey
- Rough Wood Local Nature Reserve, Willenhall
- Walsall Arboretum, Walsall
- Willenhall Memorial Park