Kerry has been awarded five Green Flags for 2024 by An Taisce.
Killarney House and Gardens, Tralee Town Park, Childers Park, Woodlands in Listowel, Tralee Bay Wetlands and Derrynane Historic Park were among the 120 public greens places recognised in the awards, which includes parks, gardens, greenways and wildlife sanctuaries around the country.
The scheme acknowledges excellence in the management of the green spaces which are freely open to the public. Ireland leads the way for other EU countries in terms of Green Flags awarded.
According to An Taisce, the Green Flag Award is the international quality benchmark for the public green space sector which is now operating in 19 countries around the world. Running for over 25 years, the programme uses eight key criteria, with an emphasis on environmental management, for its assessment.
Picture: Domnick Walsh
All sites implement a management framework and then undergo an annual inspection. This year participating European countries include Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, and the UK.
In addition, Killarney House and Gardens and Derrynane were awarded Green Heritage Site Accreditation, while Sneem Development Co-op were awarded a Green Flag Community Award for the Garden of the Senses.
Tralee Bay Wetlands Eco and Activity Park, was declared the overall winner of the 2024 Pollinator Plan Award and Town Park winner, while the Sneem Community Garden was named as the Community Garden winner in the Pollinator Plan category.
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