TWENTY-FIVE sites in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire have been awarded Green Flag and Green Flag Community Awards for 2025/6. Allen’s View, Tenby was one of 35 community sites in Wales receiving their first Green Flag Community Award.

The 315 sites awarded across Wales include parks, university campuses, community woodlands, cemeteries, allotments and housing estates.

The Green Flag Award, delivered in Wales by Keep Wales Tidy, aims to connect people with the very best parks and green spaces. The awards benchmark parks and green spaces, so visitors know wherever there is a Green Flag, they’re visiting an exceptional place with the highest standards.

Wales has broken its own record for the number of Green Flags flying at green spaces, following Keep Wales Tidy’s announcement of Green Flag and Green Flag Community Awarded spaces on July 15.

A total of 223 Community sites marks another record high for Wales which, for the second year running, proudly holds more Green Flag Community Awards than any other country delivering the Green Flag scheme.

In Pembrokeshire, a full award has gone to Scolton Manor Country Park (Pembrokeshire County Council).

Community Awards winners in the county are Allen’s View, Brynberian Community Garden, Canolfan Clydau Community Garden, Coast Allotment Project, Dewi’s Acre, Fishguard & Goodwick Green Spaces, Hayscastle Community Woodland, Jubilee Park and Nature Trail, New Hedges Village Hall Play Park, Saundersfoot Sensory Garden, Tabernacle Garden Through Time, and Tenby Edible Community Garden.

In Carmarthenshire, full awards have gone to Bishops Park (Tywi Gateway Trust), Llyn Llech Owain Country Park, Mynydd Mawr Woodland Park and Pembrey Country Park (all three Carmarthenshire County Council), and the University of Wales Trinity Saint David Carmarthen Campus.

Community awards for Carmarthenshire comprise Burry Port Community Garden, Cydweli Sensory Community Project, Danyrhelyg Community Garden, Footholdcymru Community Garden, Friends of Betws, Llanfallteg Memorial Playing Field and Pontyberem Park.

Deputy First Minister with responsibility for Climate Change, Huw Irranca-Davies, said: "I am very proud that Wales continues to lead the world in community-awarded green flag sites.

“Our local green spaces play a vital role in connecting us to nature, supporting biodiversity and providing opportunities for healthy recreation, and it is particularly pleasing to see people not only using these spaces but also actively helping to maintain and improve them.

“The standards required to achieve Green Flag status are exceptionally high, so I'm very delighted to see so many diverse sites and organisations achieving this prestigious recognition and want to congratulate everyone involved for providing outstanding facilities that benefit both local communities and visitors alike."

Owen Derbyshire, Keep Wales Tidy Chief Executive said:

“We’re delighted to see 315 green spaces across Wales awarded Green Flag and Green Flag Community status this year - a real testament to the hard work and dedication of those who care for these special places.

We’re especially proud that Wales has broken the record for community award winners for the second year running, with an incredible 223 sites recognised in 2025. This achievement highlights the vital role these spaces play in supporting the health and wellbeing of communities across Wales.”

A full list of awards can be found on the Keep Wales Tidy website.