The national standard for parks and open spaces in England and Wales recognises and rewards the best green spaces in the country with Green Flag Status and for 2024, a record breaking 2,227 green spaces across the UK have achieved this recognition, including 9 of our very own.
- Claybury Park
- Clayhall Park
- Elmhurst Gardens
- Goodmayes Park
- Hainault Forest
- Ilford War Memorial
- Seven Kings Park
- South Park
- Valentines Park
All nine Redbridge Parks that have retained its Green Flag Status for 2024 will gain automatic entry into the People’s Choice Awards 2024. Keep an eye for the announcement, to cast your vote for your favourite Redbridge Park.
People’s Choice Award 2024
Two Redbridge parks – Hainault Forest and Valentines Park have been recognised among the UK’s Top ten parks in the prestigious People’s Choice Awards 2024. This annual award by Keep Britain Tidy celebrates the nation’s best-loved parks, with over 21,000 people casting their votes.
Hainault Forest has ranked in the top 10 for two consecutive years, while Valentines Park has achieved this award an impressive nine times since 2012, reflecting the continued community love and support for Redbridge’s cherished green spaces.
All nine of Redbridge’s Green Flag-awarded parks were eligible for this award, highlighting Keep Britain Tidy’s standards which recognise parks that are well maintained, clean and welcoming green spaces for recreation and relaxation.
People’s Choice Award 2023
Park users voted for Hainault Forest as one of the most impressive green spaces in the country as part of the 2023 People’s Choice Awards.
Over 21,000 people took part, voting for their favourite Green Flag park or green space as part of the annual People’s Choice Awards, and for the first time, Hainault Forest took one of the ten top spots.
Hainault Forest is one of nine parks in Redbridge with a prestigious Green Flag Award, which recognises well-maintained, accessible, biodiverse parks loved by their local communities. The awards are presided over by a panel of experts and set the standard for managing recreational outdoor spaces across the United Kingdom and worldwide.
People’s Choice Award 2022
Valentines Park has once again been voted one of the Top Ten Green Flag Award-winning parks in the UK! The People’s Choice Award top ten parks were announced in a special virtual awards ceremony hosted by Keep Britain Tidy. Valentines Park was among the winners during 2022, having achieved the place for the forth year running and the eighth time overall since 2012, thanks to your votes.
Watch our video below about Valentines Park
For more information please visit the Green Flag website and Keep Britain Tidy website.
