Grass cutting
We work hard to make sure that our grassed areas are maintained to appropriate standards throughout the district. These include our parks and green spaces, playing fields and recreation grounds, cemeteries, playgrounds (amenity areas) and grass verges maintained on behalf of Suffolk County Council. We also maintain seasonal floral displays including hanging baskets and bedding schemes in Bury St Edmunds, Newmarket and Haverhill and trees, hedges, shrub and flower beds district wide.
Grass cutting is affected by various factors such as weather and capacity, but if areas are not cut when planned the teams will be back as soon as possible to complete the work.
Some grass areas are managed in different ways and may be left longer before cutting to support the local environment and encourage plants, animals and insects. This may mean some areas are not cut as much, and is part of the council’s wider work to tackle climate change.
Between June and October 2021 we published details of our grass cutting schedule. We are sharing this information again weekly during the 2022 mowing season.
West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 24 to Friday 28 October 2022
Previous weeks
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 17 to Friday 21 October 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 10 to Friday 14 October 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 3 to Friday 7 October 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 26 to Friday 30 September 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Tuesday 20 to Friday 23 September 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 12 to Friday 16 September 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 5 to Friday 9 September 2022
- Due to the extremely hot weather during most of August, and therefore lack of grass growth, we suspended general cuts and turned our grass cutting team's attention to hedge and shrub maintenance. In addition, we cut-in some fire breaks at sites such as Hardwick Heath and carried out other cutting works that needed to be done.
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 1 to Friday 5 August 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 25 July to Friday 29 July 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 18 July to Friday 22 July 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 11 July to Friday 14 July 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 4 July to Friday 8 July 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 27 June to Friday 1 July 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 20 June to Friday 24 June 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week, Monday 13 June to Friday 17 June 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the two weeks, Monday 30 May to Friday 10 June 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week Monday 23 to Friday 27 May 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week Monday 16 to Friday 20 May 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week Monday 9 to Friday 13 May 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week Tuesday 3 to Friday 6 May 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week Monday 25 to Friday 29 April 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week Tuesday 19 to Friday 21 April 2022
- West Suffolk Council scheduled grass cutting for the week Monday 11 to Friday 15 April 2022
West Suffolk Council is not responsible for the cutting or maintenance of all public land and some is the responsibility of organisations such as Suffolk County Council or housing associations. Others may be the responsibility of organisations such as parish or town councils. Here are contacts and information for those organisations.
- Suffolk County Council land
- Suffolk County Council - Weed control including frequently asked questions (FAQs), report a problem
- Housing Association land including grounds maintenance, grass cutting.
Please contact the relevant housing association directly – some useful links below: - Parish and town councils (click on the council name to see the Parish Clerk details)
Grass cutting rounds are also designed to take into account factors where specialist equipment is needed or shared on other jobs in that area.
To report a problem or issue with our grounds maintenance you can complete our online grounds maintenance enquiry form or contact Customer Services 01284 757320.