Green Flag Award is the internationally recognised standard for parks and green spaces and is celebrating its 30th year this year. We are delighted to announce that, following our latest judges' visit in spring time, we have been awarded our Green Flag Award for 2026/27 - our third successful year in a row! What is Green Flag Award? The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under contract from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government,...

Each June we take a look closely at the park's meadows to see what plant species we have growing there, and our data helps to monitor the health of the meadows year on year, to see what changes over time. There is a lot of data gathered from location points on the Picnic Meadow alone, and our final group were still collecting survey data during the last day of June, just before hay-raking season began. Who conducts the surveys? We couldn't gather this wide range of data without the support of...

A flash of orange crosses your path, with striking black-tipped wings featuring white spots. A joyous summer sight on a relaxing stroll. We have noticed lots of these beautiful butterflies in the park recently. Have you spotted any? Painted Lady facts Did you know that the Painted Lady butterfly is not a native species in the UK? They migrate to the UK from Northern mainland Europe, northern Africa and the Middle East during the warmer months and cannot survive winter here in any form They...