Grass cutting

Public grassed areas

We aim to cut the grass in open spaces and public grassed areas every two weeks between April and October. This is dependent on weather and other seasonal priorities, so sometimes the planned schedule is interrupted or delayed. If issues occur, we will resume grass cutting as soon as possible. These timescales and dates are a guide because our grass cutting service needs to be flexible in order to respond to environmental changes.

We do not remove grass cuttings after mowing, as it will compost back into the soil. We blow any grass cuttings off roads and paths back onto the grass.

Road verges

Grass cutting of verges is done for safety and visibility reasons, not to make them look 'nice'. It is generally done once or twice per year in rural areas and five times per year in urban areas. Verges near junctions are cut more often. Verges near junctions may be cut more often.

We cut roadside verges to:

• ensure visibility, particularly at junctions
• prevent grass overhanging roads and pavements
• stop road signs being covered
• reduce the chance of shrubs such as brambles taking hold

You can help visibility by:

• maintaining your own hedges responsibly
• not parking on grass verges
• not placing decorative stones or logs on verges

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