Grass cutting activities
As part of our normal activities, we do the following:
- cut grass verges in spring and summer
- cut hedges between October and February
- spray weeds in late-spring, mid and late summer to autumn
What areas do we cut?
We're responsible for cutting all areas of grass that are council owned. We can also provide maintenance and landscaping services to schools, parish councils and businesses.
We maintain most of the grass verges that run alongside the borough's roads and streets. We make sure they're safe and free from obstructions. We repair damaged verges where they present a danger to the public.
We don't cut grass that's privately owned. Neither do we maintain some grassed areas, including bankings and areas of low use where grass cutting isn't necessary.
How often do we cut the grass?
How often we cut the grass depends on where you live. We cut the grass in some areas of the borough more often than others. For example grassed areas adjacent to the primary roads into the borough are cut more often than some more remote areas of the borough.
We aim to cut the majority of grassed areas owned by the council within 18 working days.
If a grass verge is longer than you think it should be, we may just be about to cut it. There is a grass cutting programme and this may be one of the last verges to be done. We may also be holding off while there are flowers growing.
Grass cutting schedule 2024
May
Week commencing Monday 13
- Monk Bretton
- Hoyle Mill
- Ardsley
- Worsbrough
- Royston
- Smithies
- Honeywell
- Cudworth
- Lundwood
- New Lodge
- Wombwell
- Oxspring
- Thurgoland
- Wortley
- Tankersley
- Pilley
- Crance Moor
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
Week commencing Monday 20
- Worsbrough
- Kendray
- Dodworth
- Kingstone
- New Lodge
- Athersley
- Wombwell
- Goldthorpe
- Bolton Upon Dearne
- Silkstone
- Cawthorne
- High Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Ingbirchworth
- Hoyland
- Platts Common
Week commencing Monday 27
- Kendray
- Worsbrough Common
- Kingstone
- Pogmoor
- Gawber
- Wilthorpe
- Carlton
- Monk Bretton
- Shafton
- Brierley
- Bolton Upon Dearne
- Goldthorpe
- Thurnscoe
- Penistone
- Thurlstone
- Millhouse
- Dunford Bridge
- Cubley
- Platts Common
- Blacker Hill
- Elsecar
- Jump
June
Week commencing Monday 3
- Kingstone
- Town centre
- Hoyle Mill
- Smithies
- Redbrook
- Mapplewell
- Darton
- Kexbrough
- Brierley
- Grimethorpe
- Cudworth
- Gt Houghton
- Middlecliffe
- Darfield
- Penistone
- Oxspring
- Hemmingfield
- Birdwell
- Hoyland
Week commencing Monday 10
- Monk Bretton
- Ardsley
- Kexbrough
- Barugh Green
- Royston
- Cudworth
- Lundwood
- Darfield
- Wombwell
- Oxspring
- Thurgoland
- Wortley
- Tankersley
- Pilley
- Crance Moor
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
Week commencing Monday 17
- Ardsley
- Worsbrough
- Royston
- Smithies
- Honeywell
- New Lodge
- Athersley
- Wombwell
- Goldthorpe
- Silkstone
- Cawthorne
- High Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Ingbirchworth
- Hoyland
- Platts Common
Week commencing Monday 24
- Worsbrough
- Kendray
- Dodworth
- Kingstone
- Carlton
- Monk Bretton
- Shafton
- Brierley
- Bolton Upon Dearne
- Goldthorpe
- Thurnscoe
- Penistone
- Thurlstone
- Millhouse
- Dunford Bridge
- Cubley
- Platts Common
- Blacker Hill
- Elsecar
- Jump
July
Week commencing Monday 1
- Kendray
- Worsbrough Common
- Kingstone
- Pogmoor
- Gawber
- Wilthorpe
- Brierley
- Grimethorpe
- Cudworth
- Gt Houghton
- Middlecliffe
- Darfield
- Penistone
- Oxspring
- Hemmingfield
- Birdwell
- Hoyland
Week commencing Monday 8
- Kingstone
- Town centre
- Hoyle Mill
- Redbrook
- Mapplewell
- Darton
- Kexbrough
- Cudworth
- Lundwood
- Darfield
- Wombwell
- Oxspring
- Thurgoland
- Wortley
- Tankersley
- Pilley
- Crance Moor
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
Week commencing Monday 15
- Smithies
- Monk Bretton
- Ardsley
- Kexbrough
- Barugh Green
- Royston
- New Lodge
- Athersley
- Wombwell
- Goldthorpe
- Silkstone
- Cawthorne
- High Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Ingbirchworth
- Hoyland
- Platts Common
Week commencing Monday 22
- Ardsley
- Worsbrough
- Royston
- Smithies
- Honeywell
- Carlton
- Monk Bretton
- Shafton
- Brierley
- Bolton Upon Dearne
- Goldthorpe
- Thurnscoe
- Penistone
- Thurlstone
- Millhouse
- Dunford Bridge
- Cubley
- Platts Common
- Blacker Hill
- Elsecar
- Jump
Week commencing Monday 29
- Worsbrough
- Kendray
- Dodworth
- Kingstone
- Brierley
- Grimethorpe
- Cudworth
- Gt Houghton
- Middlecliffe
- Darfield
- Penistone
- Oxspring
- Hemmingfield
- Birdwell
- Hoyland
August
Week commencing Monday 5
- Kendray
- Worsbrough Common
- Kingstone
- Pogmoor
- Gawber
- Wilthorpe
- Cudworth
- Lundwood
- Darfield
- Wombwell
- Oxspring
- Thurgoland
- Wortley
- Tankersley
- Pilley
- Crance Moor
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
Week commencing Monday 12
- Kingstone
- Town centre
- Hoyle Mill
- Redbrook
- Mapplewell
- Darton
- Kexbrough
- New Lodge
- Athersley
- Wombwell
- Goldthorpe
- Silkstone
- Cawthorne
- High Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Ingbirchworth
- Hoyland
- Platts Common
Week commencing Monday 19
- Smithies
- Monk Bretton
- Ardsley
- Kexbrough
- Barugh Green
- Royston
- Carlton
- Monk Bretton
- Shafton
- Brierley
- Bolton Upon Dearne
- Goldthorpe
- Thurnscoe
- Penistone
- Thurlstone
- Millhouse
- Dunford Bridge
- Cubley
- Platts Common
- Blacker Hill
- Elsecar
- Jump
Week commencing Monday 26
- Ardsley
- Worsbrough
- Royston
- Smithies
- Honeywell
- Brierley
- Grimethorpe
- Cudworth
- Gt Houghton
- Middlecliffe
- Darfield
- Hemmingfield
- Birdwell
- Hoyland
September
Week commencing Monday 2
- Worsbrough
- Kendray
- Dodworth
- Kingstone
- Cudworth
- Lundwood
- Darfield
- Wombwell
- Oxspring
- Thurgoland
- Wortley
- Tankersley
- Pilley
- Crance Moor
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
Week commencing Monday 9
- Kendray
- Worsbrough Common
- Kingstone
- Pogmoor
- Gawber
- Wilthorpe
- New Lodge
- Athersley
- Wombwell
- Goldthorpe
- Silkstone
- Cawthorne
- High Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Ingbirchworth
- Hoyland
- Platts Common
Week commencing Monday 16
- Kingstone
- Town centre
- Hoyle Mill
- Redbrook
- Mapplewell
- Darton
- Kexbrough
- Carlton
- Monk Bretton
- Shafton
- Brierley
- Bolton Upon Dearne
- Goldthorpe
- Thurnscoe
- Penistone
- Thurlstone
- Millhouse
- Dunford Bridge
- Cubley
- Platts Common
- Blacker Hill
- Elsecar
- Jump
Week commencing Monday 23
- Smithies
- Monk Bretton
- Ardsley
- Kexbrough
- Barugh Green
- Royston
- Brierley
- Grimethorpe
- Cudworth
- Gt Houghton
- Middlecliffe
- Darfield
- Penistone
- Oxspring
- Hemmingfield
- Birdwell
- Hoyland
Week commencing Monday 30
- Ardsley
- Worsbrough
- Royston
- Smithies
- Honeywell
- Cudworth
- Lundwood
- Darfield
- Wombwell
- Oxspring
- Thurgoland
- Wortley
- Tankersley
- Pilley
- Crance Moor
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
October
Week commencing Monday 7
- Worsbrough
- Kendray
- Dodworth
- Kingstone
- New Lodge
- Athersley
- Wombwell
- Goldthorpe
- Silkstone
- Cawthorne
- High Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Ingbirchworth
- Hoyland
- Platts Common
Week commencing Monday 14
- Kendray
- Worsbrough Common
- Kingstone
- Pogmoor
- Gawber
- Wilthorpe
- Carlton
- Monk Bretton
- Shafton
- Brierley
- Bolton Upon Dearne
- Goldthorpe
- Thurnscoe
- Penistone
- Thurlstone
- Millhouse
- Dunford Bridge
- Cubley
Grass cutting enquiry
Trees and hedges
We're responsible for maintaining and inspecting council owned trees in:
- streets
- parks and open spaces
- cemeteries
Find out more about tree management and maintenance.
Weeds
We aim to keep the following weed free around:
- shrub and rose beds
- perimeters of buildings
- channels and edges of roads and footpaths
- obstacles in verges and along the bottom of railings
Grass verges
If you'd like to maintain or plant in a grass verge outside your property, tell us using our online enquiry form and we'll contact you to discuss.
Leaf clearance
We try to remove the bulk of leaves in areas with a greater number of trees so they don’t become a problem. The weather will affect the amount of leaves that need removing at each location.
We work to the government's code of practice for waste and litter. This doesn’t require us to remove freshly fallen leaves. If some areas have lots of leaves falling that is is becoming unsafe, you can report them to us using our online enquiry form.