00:00From scenic country parks to leafy city squares, a record-breaking number of green spaces across the country are celebrating achieving the international quality standards for parks and green spaces.
00:122,250 parks and green spaces across the UK have reached the high standards required to receive a coveted green flag award in 2025, more than ever recorded before.
00:22More than 20 parks and green spaces right across the Liverpool City region have received the award this year.
00:29Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy revealed the winners with successful submissions from across the country for a range of sites, including world-famous city parks and small local green spaces.
00:42Right in the heart of Liverpool 1, nestled between the buzz of shops and the home of the city, is a surprising pocket of peace, Chavasse Park.
00:50Five acres of open green space raised above the city streets, it's more than just a park, it's a modern rooftop oasis floating above a hidden world of shops, car parks and bustling streets.
01:01Providing an oasis of calm in the city centre and serving as a place for seasonal events from dog shows and sketching takeovers to chess festivals and sporting events.
01:09It was named after local war hero Noel Godfrey Chavasse, one of only three British subjects to be awarded the Victoria Cross twice.
01:17It's retained its green flag status for more than a decade, reborn during the massive redevelopment of the retail and leisure destination in 2008.
01:25It's a living, breathing part of the city's soul now.
01:29Whether you're grabbing a breath between errands, soaking up the sun with friends or just passing through, Chavasse Park reminds us that even in the heart of a busy city, nature has a place.
01:38Sefton Park is more than 150 years old and can be explored easily on foot or on two wheels.
01:45The 200-acre site holds coveted green flag status and with a lake, cafes and tennis courts, you can spend hours just getting lost here.
01:53Don't forget to visit the Grade 2 listed palm house nestled within the grounds of the park, a gift to the city of Liverpool by local benefactor Henry H. Thompson.
02:01When it opened to the public in 1896, it quickly became a popular visitor attraction.
02:08Some of these plants are still thriving here despite the palm house falling into a state of dereliction in the 1990s.
02:14After a public campaign and multi-million pound restoration, this Sefton Park palm house reopens its doors to visitors in 2001
02:21and has since enjoyed a new lease of life as a lively arts and cultural venue.
02:26The Green Flag Award is benchmark international quality classification for parks and green spaces,
02:32providing the high standards against which sites are measured and which land managers, local authorities and volunteers pledge to achieve when applying for the awards.
02:40The scheme was launched 29 years ago with the first awards given a year later to recognise and reward the best green spaces in the country.
02:48Parks are a vitally important part of this country's green infrastructure,
02:52providing opportunities to improve physical and mental health even in the most built-up urban environments.
