Bournemouth parks and gardens have won 10 prestigious Green Flag Awards - more than any other town in the South of England. 

They are for:

• Alum Chine (including Argyll Gardens)
• Winton Recreation Ground
• Lower, Central and Upper Gardens
• Knyveton Gardens
• Seafield Gardens
• Redhill Park & Common
• Pelhams Parks
• Moore Avenue Community Park
• NEW in 2007  Stour Valley Nature Reserve
• NEW in 2007 Boscombe Chine Gardens

The parks have been recognised for:

• environmental protection and enhancement
• community use
• high quality landscapes
• safety, cleanliness and accessibility

The Green Flag Award scheme is managed by the Civic Trust on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minster and the Green Flag Award Advisory Board.  The award is sponsored and supported by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minster, English Nature and The Countryside Agency.  

The Green Flag is the national standard for parks and green spaces in England and Wales and it recognises and regards the best green spaces in the country.  Bournemouth has been succesfful in achieving Green Flags since 1999.  High quality Parks and Green Spaces are central to the Government's commitment to cleaner, safer, greener communities and the Green Flag Award is the benchmark of the standard.  Green Flags are awarded annually and are held by some of the best parks and gardens in the U.K. Each of our Green Flag Parks has a flag and certificate displayed in a prominent position, and is displayed throughout the period for which the award is valid.

For more information on the Green Flag Awards, visit their website:

Alternatively, contact Michael Rowland, Bournemouth Leisure Services on telephone number  (01202) 437827 or e-mail : michael.rowland@bournemouth.gov.uk