Grass cutting activities
As part of our normal activities, we do the following:
- cut grass verges in spring and summer
- cut hedges between October and February
- spray weeds in late-spring, mid and late summer to autumn
What areas do we cut?
We're responsible for cutting all areas of grass that are council owned. We can also provide maintenance and landscaping services to schools, parish councils and businesses.
We maintain most of the grass verges that run alongside the borough's roads and streets. We make sure they're safe and free from obstructions. We repair damaged verges where they present a danger to the public.
We don't cut grass that's privately owned. Neither do we maintain some grassed areas, including bankings and areas of low use where grass cutting isn't necessary.
How often do we cut the grass?
How often we cut the grass depends on where you live. We cut the grass in some areas of the borough more often than others. For example grassed areas adjacent to the primary roads into the borough are cut more often than some more remote areas of the borough.
We aim to cut the majority of grassed areas owned by the council within 18 working days.
If a grass verge is longer than you think it should be, we may just be about to cut it. There is a grass cutting programme and this may be one of the last verges to be done. We may also be holding off while there are flowers growing.
Grass cutting schedule 2024
May
Week commencing Monday 13 May
- Ardsley
- Crane Moor
- Cudworth
- Honeywell
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
- Hoyle Mill
- Lundwood
- Monk Bretton
- New Lodge
- Oxspring
- Pilley
- Royston
- Smithies
- Tankersley
- Thurgoland
- Wombwell
- Worsbrough
- Wortley
Week commencing Monday 20 May
- Athersley
- Bolton upon Dearne
- Cawthorne
- Dodworth
- Goldthorpe
- High Hoyland
- Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Ingbirchworth
- Kendray
- Kingstone
- New Lodge
- Platts Common
- Silkstone
- Wombwell
- Worsbrough
Week commencing Monday 27 May
- Blacker Hill
- Bolton upon Dearne
- Brierley
- Carlton
- Cubley
- Dunford Bridge
- Elsecar
- Gawber
- Goldthorpe
- Jump
- Kendray
- Kingstone
- Millhouse Green
- Monk Bretton
- Penistone
- Platts Common
- Pogmoor
- Shafton
- Thurlstone
- Thurnscoe
- Wilthorpe
- Worsbrough Common
June
Week commencing Monday 3 June
- Barnsley town centre
- Birdwell
- Brierley
- Cudworth
- Darfield
- Darton
- Grimethorpe
- Great Houghton
- Hemingfield
- Hoyland
- Hoyle Mill
- Kexbrough
- Kingstone
- Mapplewell
- Middlecliffe
- Oxspring
- Penistone
- Redbrook
- Smithies
Week commencing Monday 10 June
- Ardsley
- Barugh Green
- Crane Moor
- Cudworth
- Darfield
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
- Kexbrough
- Lundwood
- Monk Bretton
- Oxspring
- Pilley
- Royston
- Tankersley
- Thurgoland
- Wombwell
- Wortley
Week commencing Monday 17 June
- Ardsley
- Athersley
- Cawthorne
- Goldthorpe
- High Hoyland
- Honeywell
- Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Ingbirchworth
- New Lodge
- Platts Common
- Royston
- Silkstone
- Smithies
- Wombwell
- Worsbrough
Week commencing Monday 24 June
- Blacker Hill
- Bolton upon Dearne
- Brierley
- Carlton
- Cubley
- Dodworth
- Dunford Bridge
- Elsecar
- Goldthorpe
- Jump
- Kendray
- Kingstone
- Millhouse Green
- Monk Bretton
- Penistone
- Platts Common
- Shafton
- Thurlstone
- Thurnscoe
- Worsbrough
July
Week commencing Monday 1 July
- Birdwell
- Brierley
- Cudworth
- Darfield
- Gawber
- Grimethorpe
- Great Houghton
- Hemingfield
- Hoyland
- Kendray
- Kingstone
- Middlecliffe
- Oxspring
- Penistone
- Pogmoor
- Wilthorpe
- Worsbrough Common
Week commencing Monday 8 July
- Barnsley town centre
- Crane Moor
- Cudworth
- Darfield
- Darton
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
- Hoyle Mill
- Kexbrough
- Kingstone
- Lundwood
- Mapplewell
- Oxspring
- Pilley
- Redbrook
- Tankersley
- Thurgoland
- Wombwell
- Wortley
Week commencing Monday 15 July
- Ardsley
- Athersley
- Barugh Green
- Cawthorne
- Goldthorpe
- High Hoyland
- Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Ingbirchworth
- Kexbrough
- Monk Bretton
- New Lodge
- Platts Common
- Royston
- Silkstone
- Smithies
- Wombwell
Week commencing Monday 22 July
- Ardsley
- Blacker Hill
- Bolton upon Dearne
- Brierley
- Carlton
- Cubley
- Dunford Bridge
- Elsecar
- Goldthorpe
- Honeywell
- Jump
- Millhouse Green
- Monk Bretton
- Penistone
- Platts Common
- Royston
- Shafton
- Smithies
- Thurlstone
- Thurnscoe
- Worsbrough
Week commencing Monday 29 July
- Birdwell
- Brierley
- Cudworth
- Darfield
- Dodworth
- Grimethorpe
- Great Houghton
- Hemingfield
- Hoyland
- Kendray
- Kingstone
- Middlecliffe
- Oxspring
- Penistone
- Worsbrough
August
Week commencing Monday 5 August
- Crane Moor
- Cudworth
- Darfield
- Gawber
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
- Kendray
- Kingstone
- Lundwood
- Oxspring
- Pilley
- Pogmoor
- Tankersley
- Thurgoland
- Wilthorpe
- Wombwell
- Worsbrough Common
- Wortley
Week commencing Monday 12 August
- Athersley
- Barnsley town centre
- Cawthorne
- Darton
- Goldthorpe
- High Hoyland
- Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Hoyle Mill
- Ingbirchworth
- Kexbrough
- Kingstone
- Mapplewell
- New Lodge
- Platts Common
- Redbrook
- Silkstone
- Wombwell
Week commencing Monday 19 August
- Ardsley
- Barugh Green
- Blacker Hill
- Bolton upon Dearne
- Brierley
- Carlton
- Cubley
- Dunford Bridge
- Elsecar
- Goldthorpe
- Jump
- Kexbrough
- Millhouse Green
- Monk Bretton
- Penistone
- Platts Common
- Royston
- Shafton
- Smithies
- Thurlstone
- Thurnscoe
Week commencing Monday 26 August
- Ardsley
- Birdwell
- Brierley
- Cudworth
- Darfield
- Grimethorpe
- Great Houghton
- Hemingfield
- Honeywell
- Hoyland
- Middlecliffe
- Royston
- Smithies
- Worsbrough
September
Week commencing Monday 2 September
- Crane Moor
- Cudworth
- Darfield
- Dodworth
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
- Kendray
- Kingstone
- Lundwood
- Oxspring
- Pilley
- Tankersley
- Thurgoland
- Wombwell
- Worsbrough
- Wortley
Week commencing Monday 9 September
- Athersley
- Cawthorne
- Gawber
- Goldthorpe
- High Hoyland
- Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Ingbirchworth
- Kendray
- Kingstone
- New Lodge
- Platts Common
- Pogmoor
- Silkstone
- Wilthorpe
- Wombwell
- Worsbrough Common
Week commencing Monday 16 September
- Barnsley town centre
- Blacker Hill
- Bolton upon Dearne
- Brierley
- Carlton
- Cubley
- Darton
- Dunford Bridge
- Elsecar
- Goldthorpe
- Hoyle Mill
- Jump
- Kexbrough
- Kingstone
- Mapplewell
- Millhouse Green
- Monk Bretton
- Penistone
- Platts Common
- Redbrook
- Shafton
- Thurlstone
- Thurnscoe
Week commencing Monday 23 September
- Ardsley
- Barugh Green
- Birdwell
- Brierley
- Cudworth
- Darfield
- Grimethorpe
- Great Houghton
- Hemingfield
- Hoyland
- Kexbrough
- Middlecliffe
- Monk Bretton
- Oxspring
- Penistone
- Royston
- Smithies
Week commencing Monday 30 September
- Ardsley
- Crane Moor
- Cudworth
- Darfield
- Honeywell
- Hood Green
- Hoyland
- Lundwood
- Oxspring
- Pilley
- Royston
- Smithies
- Tankersley
- Thurgoland
- Wombwell
- Worsbrough
- Wortley
October
Week commencing Monday 7 October
- Athersley
- Cawthorne
- Dodworth
- Goldthorpe
- High Hoyland
- Hoyland
- Hoylandswaine
- Ingbirchworth
- Kendray
- Kingstone
- New Lodge
- Platts Common
- Silkstone
- Wombwell
- Worsbrough
Week commencing Monday 14 October
- Bolton upon Dearne
- Brierley
- Carlton
- Cubley
- Dunford Bridge
- Gawber
- Goldthorpe
- Kendray
- Kingstone
- Millhouse Green
- Monk Bretton
- Penistone
- Pogmoor
- Shafton
- Thurlstone
- Thurnscoe
- Wilthorpe
- Worsbrough Common
Grass cutting enquiry
Trees and hedges
We're responsible for maintaining and inspecting council owned trees in:
- streets
- parks and open spaces
- cemeteries
Find out more about tree management and maintenance.
Weeds
We aim to keep the following weed free around:
- shrub and rose beds
- perimeters of buildings
- channels and edges of roads and footpaths
- obstacles in verges and along the bottom of railings
Grass verges
If you'd like to maintain or plant in a grass verge outside your property, tell us using our online enquiry form and we'll contact you to discuss.
Leaf clearance
We try to remove the bulk of leaves in areas with a greater number of trees so they don’t become a problem. The weather will affect the amount of leaves that need removing at each location.
We work to the government's code of practice for waste and litter. This doesn’t require us to remove freshly fallen leaves. If some areas have lots of leaves falling that is is becoming unsafe, you can report them to us using our online enquiry form.