Cutting schedules

We aim to cut grass on a 20 working day cycle, usually from the middle of March to October/November but this is subject to weather and ground conditions.

The 4-weekly cutting week dates for 2024 are:

  • Schedule A week beginning: 16 September, 14 October
  • Schedule B week beginning: 23 September,  21 October
  • Schedule C week beginning: 30 September, 28 October
  • Schedule D week beginning: 9 September, 7 October

Sports pitches, for example football pitches, are cut on a 10 working day cycle during the playing season.

The edges of grass plots are cut back during the winter months on a four yearly rolling programme to prevent grass spreading onto adjacent paths.

Rain and wet ground conditions make it difficult, and sometimes unsafe, to operate mowing machines. On sloping sites it is particularly dangerous and we have to wait until the land dries out.

We will do our best to keep to schedule, but if we are prevented from mowing by bad weather the next mow will be late.  Please bear with us if this happens, we will do our best to catch up.

View the grass cutting schedules for our parks

View the full grass cutting schedule for the city

Customer Services

Open 9am–5pm Monday to Friday (excluding bank holidays). If you do need to call us, please try to avoid our busiest times of lunchtime and early afternoon. Many queries relating to Council Tax, benefits or bin and bulky waste collections can be dealt with directly by logging into My Account.

Telephone: 08085 834333