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 county councils

0 points

15 county councils

1 point

3 county councils

2 points

3 county 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 county councils

00
councils scored higher in 2025
11
councils scored lower in 2025

Scores and evidence county councils

CouncilScoreDifference2023Evidence
Essex County Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Hampshire County Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Kent County Council
Score 2025
2/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

2/2--
Devon County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
West Sussex County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Worcestershire County Council
Score 2025
1/2
2023 Difference
--

Evidence

1/2--
Cambridgeshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Derbyshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
East Sussex County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Gloucestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Hertfordshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Lancashire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Leicestershire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
▼ 0
0/2▼ -2Evidence does not meet criteria
Lincolnshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Norfolk County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Nottinghamshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Oxfordshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Staffordshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Suffolk County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Surrey County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria
Warwickshire County Council
Score 2025
0/2
2023 Difference
--
0/2--Evidence does not meet criteria