Both Kirkstall Abbey and Pudsey Park are among seven Leeds parks to receive the Green Flag Award after being recognised as being of international quality.
They join Golden Acre Park, Middleton Park, Otley Chevin Forest Park, Roundhay Park and Temple Newsam Estate, who have again been listed among the best in the country.
The Green Flag Award scheme, managed by environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy, 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.
Pudsey Park is also supported by volunteers from the Pudsey in Bloom group, which plants and maintains floral displays.
Councillor Mohammed Rafique, Leeds City Council’s executive member for climate, energy, environment and green space, said: “Our teams and volunteer groups work very hard to keep these sites to a high standard and for them to be spaces that people can enjoy every single day.
“We’re thrilled that we have once again received the prestigious Green Flag Award for these seven green spaces and that they are deemed of international quality.”
Green Flag award scheme manager, Paul Todd MBE, said: “Crucially, these parks are vital green spaces for communities in Leeds to enjoy nature, and during the ongoing cost of living crisis it is a free and safe space for families to socialise.
“It also provides important opportunities for local people and visitors to reap the physical and mental health benefits of green space.”
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