These parks and green spaces have been given the prestigious Green Flag Award. This means they are some of the very best parks in the UK.
- Balderstone Park (Green Flag Award), Rochdale
- Broadfield Park (Green Flag Award), Rochdale
- Denehurst Park (Green Flag Award), Rochdale
- Hare Hill Park (Green Flag Award), Littleborough
- Hopwood Park (Green Flag Award), Heywood
- Jubilee Park (Green Flag Award), Middleton
- Middleton Memorial Gardens (Green Flag Award), Middleton
- Middleton, Boarshaw Cemetery (Green Flag Award), Middleton
- Milnrow Memorial Park (Green Flag Award), Rochdale
- Queen's Park (Green Flag Award), Heywood
- Rochdale Memorial Gardens (Green Flag Award), Rochdale
- Springfield Park (Green Flag Award), Rochdale
- Truffet Park (Green Flag Award), Middleton