Green Flag Award 2009/2010 - Upton Country Park - Dorset, UK
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Dragontree
N 50° 44.162 W 002° 00.776
30U E 569653 N 5620935
This flag flies proudly at Upton Country Park.
Waymark Code: WM8K38
Location: Southern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 04/12/2010
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The flag is a national, community campaign to award parks and green spaces in England and Wales. Wikipedia describes the scheme:
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'The Green Flag Award is the benchmark national standard for parks and green spaces in the United Kingdom. The scheme was set up by Mark Davis in 1996 to recognise and reward green spaces in England and Wales that met the laid down high standards. It is also seen as a way of encouraging others to achieve the same high environmental standards, creating a benchmark of excellence in recreational green areas. Any free to enter public park or green space is eligible to apply for an Award. The scheme is owned by the Government through the Department for Communities and Local Government, though it is managed by other agents under contract. A pilot scheme was started in 2007 in Scotland and three parks were given awards.
Parks and green spaces are judged in April and May each year and the winners are announced in July. Parks must apply each year to keep their Green Flag Award, and winning sites are eligible to fly a Green Flag in the park for a year.
Sites for a Green Flag Award are judged against eight key criteria:
* A welcoming place
* Healthy, safe and secure
* Clean and well maintained
* Sustainability
* Conservation and heritage
* Community involvement
* Marketing
* Management'
The flag flies in the car park area in Upton Country Park.
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