Surrey Heath Borough Council is celebrating after receiving a Green Flag Award for both Frimley Lodge Park and Lightwater Country Park. The award is the international quality mark for parks and green spaces.
Frimley Lodge Park attracts a large number of visitors with its beautiful open spaces, picnic areas, pitch and putt course and children's playground. Other attractions include a miniature railway, barbecue and private hire areas, an all-weather football pitch, traditional football and cricket pitches, and a café
Lightwater Country Park is predominantly heathland habitat with ponds, woodland, meadows and areas of scrub. The area of heathland within the Country Park is an area of high nature conservation value designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The park also offers a café, children’s playground, information points, educational service, walking trails, grazing livestock, bee hive, fishing and a leisure centre with associated playing fields and sports facilities.
Both parks have been beacons of green space for local people throughout the pandemic, allowing residents to enjoy the great outdoors and the benefits to mental and physical health that parks offer.
Cllr Rebecca Jennings-Evans, Surrey Heath Portfolio Holder for Leisure, Culture and Community, said:
"These awards are further evidence of our commitment to offering high quality parks and open spaces for local people to enjoy, as we appreciate the importance of the great outdoors to our physical and mental health.”
