Green Flag Community Award
The Green Flag Community Award is the national award recognising high-quality green spaces managed by voluntary and community groups.
All community green spaces that are easily accessible and open to the public (i.e. accessible to users during the day where no key/code is needed for entry) are eligible for the award. These include:
- Community gardens
- Woodlands
- Nature reserves
- Allotments
- Churchyards
Guidance Documents
For a step-by-step walk through to submitting your application, download our Green
Flag Community Application Guidance 2025 doc.
Please also complete the Green Flag Community Management Plan Template as part of your entry.
A full list of the criteria used to judge Green Flag community sites is available here.
For more information on the Green Flag Award, please contact our LEQ Team on leq@keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.org
Green Flag Community Award winners in Northern Ireland
We extend our congratulations to the following sites for 2025/26:
Green Flag Community Awards
- Ark Community Gardens
- Donard Fold
- Downpatrick community allotment
- Sentry Hill Community Garden
- Maine Fold
- Clotworthy Courtyard at Antrim Castle Gardens
- Duneane Community Gardens
- Cranfield Church and Holy Well
- Ballyeaston Church Ruin
- Elevation
- Toome Linear Walk
- The Sovereign Complex
- Markethill Community Garden
- The Little Green Allotments
- The Playtrail
- Creggan Country Park
- Fold Mews
- Monkstown Village Community Garden
- Dunville Heritage Community Garden
- Forthriver Fold
- Brookevale Fold
- Neillsbrook Fold
- Sustain Community Garden
- Footprints Women’s Centre
- Lennoxvale Tree Nursery and Malone Gateway
- Rathain Fold
- Skerries Fold
- Tullaghmurry Fold
- Moorbrook
- Donaghmore Horticultural Community Allotment
- Thomas Clarke GAC
- Newmills Community Garden
- Sandholes Community Garden
- Gortgole Fold
- Mill Brae Fold
- Shellinghill Park and Millennium Path
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