Surrey County Council is responsible for grass cutting, weed spraying and treatment of harmful weeds on the highway verges in Surrey. The standard across the whole County is currently six urban cuts, two rural cuts and two weed spray treatment per annum; this work is weather dependent.
Grass cutting programmes Grass cutting programme in Surrey 2024 to 2025 – click here for more detail.
Trees and hedges
There are approximately 2 million trees growing on Surrey’s highway network. They make an important contribution to the landscape and provide many other environmental benefits for the county. Our network of highway trees provides important habitat, allowing wildlife to live and move through the landscape. They are also a vital resource for combating climate change.
SCC usually start cutting hedges in late Autumn/Winter – SCC always check if birds are nesting before they carryout works, if they are, they will not carry out the work until the birds have finished nesting (this varies depending on weather conditions but is generally from mid- March to August).
Below is a calendar displaying the time of year these works generally take place; the dates can fluctuate as these works are weather dependant and seasonal. For more information on when regular maintenance work is likely to take place in your Parish, please click here.
