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Beth Lindop

Dozens of Wirral parks bag top global prize

More than 30 green spaces in Wirral have gained international recognition this week.

Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy announced yesterday that Green Flag Awards had been given to 33 parks and open spaces across the borough. The award is the international mark of quality for parks.

Birkenhead Park, and Port Sunlight Village which is managed by Port Sunlight Village Trust, have also achieved the Green Heritage Site Accreditation, supported by Historic England, for the management of their historic features. Additionally, New Ferry Butterfly Park, managed by Cheshire Wildlife Trust, was awarded the Green Flag Community Award, bringing the total awards in Wirral to 33.

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Cllr Liz Grey, chair of Wirral Council's Environment, Climate Emergency and Transport Committee, said: “Wirral has again managed to achieve 30 Green Flags for our parks and green spaces.

“These awards are a recognition of the many hours of work put in at these sites by both staff and Wirral’s invaluable volunteers so that we can all continue to enjoy so many fantastic open spaces right across the borough.

“I'd like to once again say a heartfelt thank you to all those involved in helping us reach this achievement and keeping our borough looking its very best.”

Keep Britain Tidy’s Accreditation Manager Paul Todd said: “I would like to congratulate everyone involved in making these sites worthy of a Green Flag Award.

“These are vital green spaces for the communities in Wirral. This award is testament to all the hard work of staff and volunteers, who do so much to ensure that it maintains the high standards demanded by the Green Flag Award.”

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.

The successful parks in Wirral are:

Ashton Park Wirral Council

Bidston Hill Wirral Council

Birkenhead Park

Brotherton Park and Dibbinsdale Local Nature Reserve

Central Park (Wirral)

Coronation Gardens

Dawstone Park

Eastham Country Park

Flaybrick Memorial Gardens

Frankby Cemetery

Hamilton Square

Harrison Park Wirral

Heswall Dales

Hilbre Island Local Nature Reserve

Landican Cemetery

Mayer Park

Meols Parade Gardens

North Wirral Coastal Park

Queen's Park (Wirral)

Rake Lane Cemetery

Royden Park

The Arno

The Breck

Thornton Hough Village Green

Torr Park Eastham

Vale Park

Victoria Gardens (West Kirby)

Victoria Park

Walker Park

Wirral Country Park

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

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