Grass Cutting Programme

Via in partnership with Nottinghamshire County Council

We are responsible for ensuring that verges along the roads we maintain meet road safety standards.

We cut the grass five times a year in urban areas and twice a year in rural areas.

This is for road safety reasons rather than visual appearance. In urban areas the grass is cut to 75mm or below and we do not collect the grass cuttings. This means that a lawn-like finish is not achieved.

There are a few verges which are deemed conservation verges due to the special flora and fauna they contain. These are only cut once a year, usually in September.

Ashfield District Council, Broxtowe Borough Council and Mansfield District Council currently cut grass verges in their areas on our behalf. Many grassed areas in and around housing estates are not part of the highway and cutting these is not our responsibility. District councils usually do this.