Green Flag Community Award
The Green Flag Community Award is the national award recognising high-quality green spaces managed by voluntary and community groups.
All community green spaces that are easily accessible and open to the public (i.e. accessible to users during the day where no key/code is needed for entry) are eligible for the award. These include:
- Community gardens
- Woodlands
- Nature reserves
- Allotments
- Churchyards
Guidance Documents
For a step-by-step walk through to submitting your application, download our Green Flag Community Application Guidance 2024.
Please also complete the Green Flag Community Management Plan Template as part of your entry.
A full list of the criteria used to judge Green Flag community sites is available here.
For more information on the Green Flag Award, please contact our Green Flag Project Officer on Cara.Johnston@keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.org.
Green Flag Community Award winners in Northern Ireland
We extend our congratulations to the following sites for 2023/24:
- Ballyeaston Church Ruin
- Creggan Country Park
- Downpatrick Community Allotment
- The Playtrail
- Thomas Clarke GAC
- Lislea Community Garden
- Markethill Community Garden
- Donaghmore Allotments
- Footprints Women's Centre
- Maine Fold
- Monkstown Village Community Garden
- Newmills Community Garden
- Gortgole Fold
- Neillsbrook Fold
- Lennoxvale Tree Nursery and Malone Gateway
- Rathain Fold
- Rathfern Activity Centre
- Sentry Hill Community Garden
- Shellinghill Park and Millennium Path
- Elevation.
- Singing Kettle Garden
- Toome Linear Park
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