Grass cutting
We are responsible for grass cutting in most areas across Chelmsford.
We manage and maintain approximately 692 hectares of grassland. This includes:
- local nature reserves
- hay meadows
- parks
- sports grounds
- verges
We have 12 teams of parks and grounds staff who cut the grass in these areas. They cut over 150,000 square metres of grass in a four-week period.
Each area of grassland has a different type:
- amenity grassland (open grass covered area, such as a park, playing field and green)
- grassland habitats (including acid, magnesium and chalk downland)
- agricultural pasture
- waste grasslands
- common land
How often we cut the grass in each area ties into our climate change priorities and goals.
There are some grassland areas that we do not look after. Some grassland in Chelmsford is owned and looked after by:
- Essex County Council
- private landowners
- housing developers
If a grassland is on a motorway or trunk road, the grass is cut by National Highways.