The people have spoken - and voted for their ten favourite UK parks

Today we can finally announce the winners of the 2018 Green Flag People’s Choice Award for parks and green spaces. 

With more than 1,800 sites to choose from – all of which meet the high standards demanded by the Green Flag Award, the international quality marks for parks and green spaces – the public, casting more than 65,000 votes, have chosen their ten favourites.

Included in this year’s list of winners are a university campus and town park, a woodland and a nature reserve.

The ten winners of the 2018 People’s Choice Award are:

Cassiobury Park, Watford Borough Council

Clifton Park, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

Elsecar Park and Local Reservoir Nature Reserve, Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council

Saltwell Park, Gateshead Council

Strathaven Park, South Lanarkshire Council

Telford Town Park, Telford and Wrekin Council

University of Essex Wivenhoe Park, University of Essex

Victoria Park (Tower Hamlets), London Borough of Tower Hamlets

Victoria Park (Widnes), Halton Borough Council

Warley Woods (Sandwell), Warley Woods Community Trust

“We know that parks matter to people and that those tasked with looking after them have faced and are facing some significant challenges with shrinking resources.

The number of people that took the time to vote for their favourite park is testament to how much they are valued and we would like to congratulate all the winners.” - Paul Todd, Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award manager