Green Flag assessment is based around the park’s management plan. You can view the most recent Woodford Park Management Plan below.
We are proud to once again be celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for Woodford Park for the seventh year running.
“The news that Woodford Park has achieved the accreditation – the international quality mark for parks and green spaces – is testament to the hard work and dedication of the grounds and amenities team that care for the green space so that visitors and residents alike can enjoy it,” said Woodley Town Council Town Clerk, Kevin Murray.
“I am so proud of the team for their hard work and dedication to ensure that Woodford Park has kept this status for six years running. Each of them always goes above and beyond and I’d like to thank them and also thank The Friends of Woodford Park for the wonderful work they also do in Woodford Park.”
Keep Britain Tidy’s Green Flag Award Scheme Manager, Paul Todd MBE, said “I would like to congratulate everyone involved at Woodley Town Council on achieving a Green Flag Award. Woodford Park is a vital green space for communities in Woodley to socialise, enjoy nature, for children to play safely and it provides important opportunities for park users to improve their physical and mental health.
“We know that staff and volunteers work tirelessly to ensure that it maintains the high standards of the Green Flag Award, everyone involved should feel extremely proud of their achievement.”
“Woodford Park has many areas for residents to enjoy, including the lake and boardwalk, the grass areas, two play areas, an outdoor paddling pool, the Garden of Remembrance, the Rotary Garden, the Memorial Ground, a Living Wall dedicated to King Charles III, and beautiful planting by The Friends of Woodford Park. Not many local parks can boast such facilities. In fact, Woodford Park is the only park in the Wokingham Borough area to have achieved and been awarded Green Flag status,” said Woodley Town Council Leader, Cllr Keith Baker.
“Woodley Town Council recently hosted a community picnic in the park to honour and commemorate the 80thanniversary of D-Day, which was a huge success and really showcased Woodford Park,” added Keith.
The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy under licence from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government, recognises and rewards well-managed parks and green spaces, setting the benchmark standard for the management of green spaces across the United Kingdom and around the world.
