02-07-2025
Eighteen Sheffield parks win Green Flag awards
Sheffield has been named as one of England's greenest cities after almost 20 of its parks and woodlands won coveted Green Flag Britain Tidy handed out 18 Green Flags to public spaces in Sheffield in 2024-5 - more than were won by Nottingham, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool or Flags recognise parks that are well-maintained and managed for both users and achievement was reported to Sheffield City Council's communities, parks and leisure committee this week.
The committee receives regular reports on standards of all the services that it oversees, including parks, leisure services, libraries, bereavement operations and youth and communities percentage of city public spaces that are maintained to a standard set by the council was 85% in 2024-25. The council's ambition is for all publicly accessible green open space under its stewardship to meet the standard by target set for 2025-26 is 88%. Performance in this area has seen a 10% increase over the last two years, a report to councillors recent focus has been on improving allotments and woodlands, and sites in east, south-east and north-east Sheffield are being targeted in Park, Sheffield General Cemetery and Pound's Park are among the green spaces to have received a Green Flag award.
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