Rewarding great design, environmental guardianship and community spirit in County Durham. For everything you need to know about the Environment Awards including details of previous projects see Environment Awards brochure (PDF, 1Mb)
2017 winners
Winners of the 2017 Environment Awards were announced on 23 November 2017.
All winning entries
The full list of winning entries is below. You can also find more details about each of the winning projects and volunteers in the winners' brochure.
Read our Environment Awards Winners Brochure (PDF, 8Mb)
| Category | Winner | Category Winner of Highly Commended |
| Built Environment | Crook Hall Visitor Centre | Category Winner |
| Built Environment | Teesdale House | Highly Commended |
| Climate Change | The Ogden Centre for Fundamental Physics | Category Winner |
| Community Partnership | Growing Forward Together | Category Winner |
| Community Partnership | Lumley Park Burn Restoration | Highly Commended |
| Community Partnership | Northumbrian Water Courtyard - A Space for All | Highly Commended |
| Craftsmanship | Brothers at War | Category Winner |
| Greener Business | Buddy Bench - Inclusive Education | Highly Commended |
| Natural Environment | Bale Hill, Dene Burn and Four Lane Ends Woods | Category Winner |
| Places and Spaces | Cornerstone Sensory Garden | Category Winner |
| Places and Spaces | Community WOW Factor | Highly Commended |
| Places and Spaces | Durham Floral Displays | Highly Commended |
| Places and Spaces | Witton Gilbert Village Centre Improvements | Highly Commended |
| Places and Spaces | Witton Park Memorial Garden | Highly Commended |
| Schools and Colleges | Wheatley Hill Community Forest and Beach Club | Category Winner |
| Schools and Colleges | Wingate Nursery School - In2Nature | Category Winner |
| Schools and Colleges | The Environment Club | Highly Commended |
| Volunteer Group of the Year | Van Mildert College Outreach | Category Winner |
| Volunteer Group of the Year | Community Allotment for More Mature Folk | Highly Commended |
| Volunteer Group of the Year | Friends of Stockton Road Cemetery | Highly Commended |
| Volunteer Group of the Year | Friends of Wharton Park | Highly Commended |
| Volunteer Group of the Year | The Bloomers | Highly Commended |
| Volunteer of the Year - under 18 | 1st Burnmoor Scouts | Category Winner |
| Volunteer of the Year - under 18 | Young Firefighters Association | Category Winner |
| Volunteer of the Year - over 18 | Alan Leathard | Category Winner |
| Volunteer of the Year - over 18 | Fernie Boorman | Highly Commended |
| Volunteer of the Year - over 18 | Richard Judd | Highly Commended |
| Volunteer of the Year - over 18 | Norman Midgeley | Highly Commended |
| Volunteer of the Year - over 18 | Bob Sorley | Highly Commended |
| Volunteer of the Year - over 18 | Howard Smith | Highly Commended |
| Volunteer of the Year - over 18 | Malcolm Watson | Highly Commended |
| Waste Management | Hazardous Waste Reduction and Zero to Landfill | Highly Commended |
| Waste Management | Illuminating Waste | Highly Commended |
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