Grass Cutting in Public Areas
Each year, between April and October, we routinely cut more than 7 million square metres of grass across Moray’s land, parks and countryside. Strimming around obstacles or areas inaccessible to mowers is carried out on each alternate visit to sites. Please note grass clippings are not collected after cutting.We cut grass on council owned land i.e. parks, schools, verges, cemeteries. We do not cut crass on privately owned land.
Weather and ground conditions may affect the frequency of grass cutting operations. Service disruptions are normally reported on the Council’s Service Status dashboard.
The following arrangements are in place for the forthcoming grass cutting season:
Banked areas and rougher areas cut will be three times between April and October.
We do not collect grass clippings after cutting.
Strimming around obstacles or areas inaccessible to mowers is carried out on each alternate visit to sites.
We aim to cut open areas fortnightly between April and October.
For cemeteries where no interments have taken place in the previous 10 years, four cuts per year will be carried out:
Burghead Churchyard
Elgin Cemetery West Section
Lossiemouth Kinneddar Cemetery
Lhanbryde Kirkhill Cemetery
Lhanbryde Old Churchyard
Archiestown MacAllan cemetery
Marypark Inveravon Churchyard
Rafford Old Cemetery
We aim to cut grass in open spaces areas fortnightly between April & October. Grass edges are strimmed on every alternative visit. We do not collect grass clippings after cutting.
Please note that we do not carry out maintenance at the following locations where the land is not owned by Moray Council.
Buckie Area
• Portgordon Football Pitch
• Earl Street, Portgordon
• Railway Bridge, Portgordon
• Harbour Terrace, Portknockie
• Patrol Place, Portknockie
• Patrol Road, Portknockie
• Albert Terrace, Cullen
• Bayview Road, Cullen
• Craigview and Chancellor Road, Buckie
• Reidhaven Street Sea Front, Buckie
• Jubilee Terrace, Findochty
• New Street, Findochty
• Church Street, Findochty
• The Slip, Findochty
• Seaview Road, Findochty
• Tynet Chapel
• High Street, Buckie
• Station Road, Portgordon
• Steinbeck Road, Buckie
• Cliff Terrace, Findochty
• Findochty Bowling Green
• Deskford Hall
• Clochan Village Hall
Elgin Area
• Inchberry Hall Playing Field
• Morriston Playing Field
• Woodlands Crescent, Elgin
Forres Area
• Findhorn Playing Field
• Findhorn Village Centre
• Findhorn Parish Church
• Henry’s Green, Findhorn
• Part of Meikle Crook, Forres
• West Road verge, Dallas
• Redstone Play Area, Darnaway
• Houldsworth Institute Play Area, Dallas
• Rafford Playing Field
• Redcraig, Mundole
Keith Area
• Mulben Playing Field
• Newmill Playing Field
• Knock Playing Field
• Auld Bridge, Keith
Laich Area
• Coastguard Area, Burghead
• Seatown Road, Lossiemouth
• East and West Beach, Hopeman
• Gospel Hall, Lossiemouth
Milnes Area
• Garmouth Playing Field
• Garmouth Playing Field Car Park
• Car Park Area, Kingston
• Nether Dallachy
• West Street, Fochabers
• Station Road, Garmouth
• Garmouth Golf Course Entrance
• Dean Place Play Area, Mosstodloch
• Spey Bay Village Hall
Speyside Area
• Glenlivet Hall Playing Field
• Archiestown Playing Field
• Aberlour Villa Playing Field
• The Square, Tomintoul
• Green Street Area, Rothes
• Tennis Court Area, Craigellachie
• Edinvillie Hall
• Fife Street, Dufftown
• Benrinnes Playing Field
Roadside grass cutting usually begins in May and continues September. A one metre grass width is cut along road verges. Wider areas of grass cutting is carried out at public road junctions to provide improved visibility for road users.
‘A’ class roads receive two grass cuts per year.
All other roads receive one grass cut per year.
For efficiency a programme of grass cutting is followed rather than responding to localised requests for cutting. We are therefore unable to advise on the timing of cutting at specific locations
Note – Trunk Roads (e.g. A96 and A95 west of Keith) are not maintained by Moray Council.