Rushmere Country Park awarded the coveted Green Flag Award as it is officially recognised as one of the country’s best parks 

 

Rushmere Country Park in Heath and Reach, near Leighton Buzzard, raises prestigious Green Flag Award after achieving international quality mark for parks and green spaces for the seventh consecutive year

The Greensand Trust is celebrating today after once again receiving a Green Flag Award for Rushmere Country Park. It comes as the internationally recognised standard for parks and green spaces celebrates its 30^th year.

Rushmere Country Park is one of a record breaking 2,391 in the UK to achieve the award this year – a fantastic testament to the hard work, passion and dedication of the team who care for this green space, ensuring it is maintained to a high standard for visitors and residents to enjoy.

Judges who visited the park commented:

Rushmere Country Park is an exemplar Green Flag site. Its scale (over 170 hectares) combined with high visitor numbers, makes the consistently high standard of management particularly noteworthy. The zoned approach to access, which successfully balances visitor pressure with ecological protection, is especially commendable and clearly working in practice.

The site visit confirmed that this is a place of real quality, character and value, offering a rich visitor experience while maintaining a strong conservation ethos.

Rushmere Country Park not only meets but exceeds the Green Flag Award standard and is highly deserving of continued recognition. The site stands as a benchmark for country park management, delivering clear outcomes for people, place and nature. To all the staff and volunteers, please keep up the great work!

Paul Todd MBE, Green Flag Award Manager at Keep Britain Tidy, said: 

The Greensand Trust team at Rushmere has shown what can be achieved when parks are properly supported and managed. As we celebrate 30 years of the Green Flag Award, we want every community to have access to green spaces like this that are safe, welcoming and maintained to a high standard.

Congratulations to everyone involved.

The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under contract from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, 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.