Rural grass cutting
How do we maintain rural verges?
Parish and Town Councils have the option between two services for rural grass cutting:
- Option 1 - Standard Rural Grass Cutting Service. Two cuts per annum of a 1 metre wide swathe along the verge plus visibility areas cut for visibility at junctions and for safety on the inside of bends where sight lines between road users may be obscured by vegetation.
- Option 2 - Environmental Enhancement Service (reduced rural service). Excluding single track lanes, the first cut at start of season to be only visibility cuts for safety at junctions and on the inside of bends where sight lines between road users may be obscured by vegetation. The second cut later in the season will be visibility plus a 1 metre wide swathe along the verge.
Rural grass cutting schedule
We will only carry out additional cuts at junctions and sight lines where it is deemed necessary for safety reasons where visibility is reduced.