Devon’s ‘best’ parks and beauty spots revealed in prestigious winners list

Parks and places of interest in and around Devon have been awarded the prestigious Green Flag Award. The 2024 winners list has been released and includes many locations in Devon.

Cockington Country Park, part of the Torbay Coast and Countryside Trust, has won the award every year since the scheme was launched 28 years ago. To achieve Green Heritage Site Accreditation, winners must understand the heritage value of their site and take action to preserve it. They must also help people understand and enjoy its unique history, from nationally significant parks to local green spaces that help tell the story of places and communities.

The Green Flag Award programme is managed by Keep Britain Tidy. Keep Britain Tidy Chief Executive Allison Ogden-Newton OBE congratulated this year’s winners, saying: “Prioritising parks and green spaces is vital to our future, so we’re delighted to see that 2,227 sites have met the standards required for a Green Flag Award, reflecting the tireless work of those charged with maintaining these important national assets.

“We know without doubt that our local environment contributes to the wellbeing of individuals and communities, with our parks and green spaces recognised as places where people can come together and be active. Research shows that time spent in green spaces can have a positive effect on mental and physical health, quality of life and a sense of wellbeing.

“We believe that the standards expected in the Green Flag Award should be a minimum for every park, and our ambition is to increase the number of sites achieving Green Flag Award status even further by 2030, so that people around the world, wherever they live, can access and enjoy safe, high-quality green space.”

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