Open Spaces, Trees and Grass Cutting

We want our communities to be pleasant places to live and work hard to keep open spaces looking neat and tidy. Each year our partners Glendale carries out services such as grass cutting, shrub bed maintenance, hedge cutting, weed control and litter collection.

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Open spaces and grass cutting

We provide a ‘cut and drop' grass-cutting service. This means that when we cut the grass, we leave the clippings on the green spaces instead of removing them. We will ensure that the clippings are blown away from your property and that all pathways are kept clear. We leave the grass clippings behind for several reasons:

1. Nutrients are released back into the soil, promoting healthier grass
2. The clippings act as a natural fertilizer
3. They help retain water in the soil
4. Leaving the clippings reduces landfill waste
5. Reduces energy consumption by preventing cuttings from going to landfill or composting sites, thereby lowering our carbon footprint

A 'cut and drop' service prevents additional service charges that a 'cut and collect' grass-cutting service would incur.

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Tree management

We are committed to maintaining the trees in our ownership as they make an important contribution to the character and environment of our communities. Trees have an important role in sustaining wildlife conservation and protecting a wide range of habitats. Trees are ‘self-optimising’, responding to their environment in a way that maintains a balanced and healthy structure. Our tree policy outlines the circumstances where we would consider carrying out any works to trees.

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