Grass Cutting
There are several different frequencies of grass cutting, but most of the general open space is cut once every 14 days. To provide the 14-day service the section employs six full-time operators who drive the Council’s fleet of mowing machinery, cutting all our roadside verges, parks and school grounds.
On average, the Council cuts the grass it owns approximately 15 times throughout the summer months. Continued bad weather can delay cutting and extended dry weather may make cutting unnecessary. In these instances extra labour can be drafted in from other tasks or redeployed as necessary.
Roadside Nature Reserves
As part of the Bracknell Forest Biodiversity Action Plan a number of verges around the town centre are left uncut to allow rare wildflowers, such as orchids, to flourish and provide food for a variety of insects. These areas are cut once in late summer/autumn to prevent coarse grasses from taking over. If you would like more information please visit the biodiversity section where you can also find the contact details for the Parks & Countryside Biodiversity Officer.
Bulb Grass
Over the years Landscape Services has planted thousands of spring flowering bulbs, mostly daffodil, tulip and crocus across the borough. Most of these bulbs are planted in grassed areas as drifts providing a beautiful display of colour during the early spring months.
After the blooms have faded the grass is left uncut to allow the leaves to continue to photosynthesize and then die back naturally returning energy to the bulb in preparation for flowering again the following year. This means that the grass in these areas will get longer than in surrounding areas and will only then be cut and removed in June. This has the added benefit of allowing early-flowering wild flowers to flourish in these same areas boosting the borough's biodiversity.
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