Looking after our parks and open spaces

We work to keep our parks and open spaces looking their best by

• cutting the grass
• maintaining shrub beds and ornamental borders
• cutting hedges
• emptying litter bins and litter picking
• maintaining sports pitches and multi use games areas
• inspecting and maintaining play areas
• sweeping hard surfaces, keeping them free of rubbish and weeds
• maintaining park benches and cleaning toilet facilities

Grass

• We cut grass on all council owned land.
• Please contact Staffordshire County Council (opens new window) about road side grass verges.
• We don't cut grass when daffodils and crocuses are flowering - the grass will be cut when the flowers have finished.
• We try our best to keep to schedule but sometimes bad weather can make us late. Please bear with us if this happens - mowing on wet slopes can be dangerous.
• We will do our best to catch up as soon as we can.
• We only collect the cuttings from fine lawn areas, other areas are left to mulch.

Hedges

• We do not cut hedges during the bird nesting season (1 February to 31 August)
• Ornamental hedges are cut twice a year in June/July (depending on nesting birds) and in October/November. The cuttings are collected and composted

Shrub beds

• We look after shrub beds on all our land.
• Pruning shrubs helps strong, healthy growth and improves flowering.
• Shrub pruning is carried out when it best suits the plant.
• During pruning all dead, diseased, damaged or crossing branches are removed.

Trees

• We monitor trees and carry out work when it's needed.

Rivers and Watercourses

• We keep rivers and watercourses free of litter and obstructions.