2025 Action Scorecards

Question · Action Scorecards 2025

Have the council's parks been awarded Green Flag status?

Question code
5.7
Section
Biodiversity
Topic
Green Flag Awards
Source
National Data
Question weight
Low

Criteria

Two-tier criteria
First tier criteria met if there is one Green Flag park but less than 4.

Second tier criteria if there are 4 or more Green Flag parks.

Clarifications

Marked using data provided by Green Flags UK - https://www.greenflagaward.org/award-winners/

It must be clear the council manages or supports the management of the park for the points to be awarded.

Question performance by council type

Points distribution Northern Irish councils

0 points

3 Northern Irish councils

1 point

2 Northern Irish councils

2 points

6 Northern Irish councils

Note: “in 2023” counts show how the councils listed below were marked on this question in 2023. This list of councils may be slightly different to the list of councils originally assessed on this question in 2023, due to the creation and abolition of councils between Scorecard years.

Rising and falling Northern Irish councils

11
councils scored higher in 2025
22
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence Northern Irish councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Ards and North Down Borough Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Belfast City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Mid Ulster District Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Newry, Mourne and Down District Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Derry City and Strabane District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
▲ 1

Evidence

1/2▲ 1
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -2Evidence does not meet criteria
Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Mid and East Antrim Borough Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -1Evidence does not meet criteria