We work hard to make our estates safe and popular places to live. So, it’s important the outside areas we’re responsible for are also a nice environment for everyone.
Grounds maintenance is done throughout the year, but it increases between March and October, as this is when most greenery does its growing. The main jobs include:
- grass cutting
- shrub and hedge pruning
- managing growth along pathways/access routes
- leaf clearance at the end of each growing season.
We also carry out planting and projects with partners to help improve estates and promote biodiversity and resilience.
All outside works are dependent on the weather, so timings can vary each year.
Did you know we:
- cut more than 550,000 square metres of grass
- manage 22,000 square metres of meadow grass to increase biodiversity
- maintain over 55,000 square metres of shrubs
- look after nearly 20,000 metres of hedging, pruned twice per year, tailored to the type of hedge
- manage and clear leaves from over 48,000 square metres of pathways and open areas.
We also look after larger areas of open space, verges and small play areas. Across all our estates we have a growing tree population of 9,500 trees. This is on top of other woodland areas we manage.
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Grading is as easy as A+ to C
So we have clear way for customers, landlords and contractors to understand the standards we work towards, we use a grading system that’s been developed in consultation with tenants across the UK.
Everything we’re responsible for is scored from A+ to C and covers things like length of grass, hedge growth, weeds and impacts on paths and roads. There’s more details in our estates standards booklet. You can also find out about how you can help us keep your green spaces a great place to use.