Strathaven Park has been named the best in Scotland – by the people – for a tenth consecutive year.
The beauty spot once featured in the Green Flag People’s Choice Awards and was the only Scottish park to make the top 10 in the public vote.
The park’s success was announced at the annual Best of the Best Green Flag Award Ceremony on November 14.
It is the tenth year in a row that the people who value the park have voted for Strathaven Park to be recognised.
Out of 2,227 Green Flag Award winning parks and open spaces across the UK, it is a true reflection of the community’s connection to Strathaven Park that they were placed in the top 10 once again.
Strathaven Park has won Keep Scotland Beautiful’s prestigious Green Flag Award for 12 consecutive years.
Environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful presents Green Flag Awards to Scottish green spaces under license from Keep Britain Tidy.
It supports park managers and communities to manage and improve green and open spaces and makes an annual award – the Green Flag – to Scottish parks and green spaces that demonstrate excellent management and environmental standards.
Jamie Ormiston, at Keep Scotland Beautiful, said: “It is wonderful to see Strathaven Park once again get the national recognition it deserves. The park is one of many fantastic and inspiring projects going on across the country to improve access to Scotland’s green spaces and adapt to the climate, nature and litter emergencies.
“We know how beneficial being outside and in nature is for people’s mental and physical wellbeing and it’s wonderful to see this special Scottish park recognised on a wider scale.”
The Green Flag Award recognises the best parks and green spaces across the country. This year, 80 green spaces across Scotland received an award.
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