The service we provide - Grounds Maintenance
Grounds maintenance work on Council owned land is controlled and managed by the Streetpride’s Landscape Group. Grounds maintenance services are both seasonal and varied and include grass cutting, maintenance of shrubs, roses, hedges and floral displays.
Extensive work is undertaken at parks, public open spaces, sports pitches, schools, social services grounds, housing open space, highway verges, miners’ welfare, and parish council sites. The service is delivered through a grounds maintenance contract with the Council's strategic partner, Ringway Highway Services Northern Ltd.
Although the majority of grounds work is described here, this is only an introductory guide.
Grass Maintenance
Grass cutting operations aim to produce an even height of grass and leave no areas uncut. A range of machinery is used, including tractor cylinder gangs, ride-on mowers and pedestrian operated equipment.
Our service standards list various categories of grass cutting. We aim for consistency across the borough. Most grass cutting operations do not include the removal of clippings. Arisings which fall onto paths or other hard surfaces are returned to adjacent grassed areas.
Where fences, walls, trees or other obstructions are in the grass cutting area, a mowing strip will be created to make cutting easier. Where grass areas are planted with naturalising bulbs, the grass will be cut between 6 to 8 weeks after the bulbs have flowered. Excessive clippings will be raked up and removed. The normal cutting regime will then resume.
All operations are undertaken in such a way as to cause as little disturbance to the public as possible.
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Horticultural Features Maintenance - Herbaceous/Rockery/Shrub/Rose Plantings
Plantings are located throughout the borough to provide colour and interest to enhance the existing landscape. Any additional or replacement planting is carried out if funding is available. |
Summer Seasonal Bedding Displays
Bedding displays are planted at limited sites around the borough such as key parks and Rotherham town centre to provide flowers throughout the summer. The beds are planted in June using summer bedding plants. Maintenance visits ensure the beds are weeded and dead headed.
Litter and Cleanliness
All grassed areas are left in a clean litter-free condition after each mow.
Litter and cleanliness have been highlighted as particular problems in urban parks and play areas over recent years, so we have improved the standards of litter clearance in line with government guidelines.
Work includes clearing all litter, emptying of bins and being positively active towards the removal of dangerous litter, such as broken glass. Also, fallen leaves are removed from urban parks, play areas, recreation grounds and Social Service sites.
Parks Furniture Maintenance
Park furniture, which includes, seating, signs, and bins etc, is maintained to a safe and acceptable standard throughout the year. Work includes minor repairs and painting or staining as appropriate.
Grass Cutting Standards at Sports Facilities
A detailed specification ensures the required standard of each sports facility is maintained. Work includes maintenance to football and rugby pitches, athletics facilities, bowling greens and cricket squares. These may be at parks, schools, miners welfare and parish council grounds.
The service we provide - Trees and Woodlands
The Trees and Woodlands team inspects and maintains trees on highway land, parks and other Council establishments. We provide an emergency call out service for dangerous trees and we take a proactive role in the management and maintenance of Council owned woodlands.
The service we provide - Landscape Design
The Landscape Design team provides a consultancy service across the Council and to groundwork trusts, parish councils, schools and community groups. The team co-ordinates the design and implementation of a wide range of landscape schemes including urban and housing regeneration; children’s play, parks and open spaces; street scene enhancement; school grounds and footpath improvements.
The service you can expect
- Maintenance of green spaces
- A 24-hour emergency tree callout service. The inspection and maintenance of over 6,000 street trees and 16,000 trees within housing open spaces.
- The management and maintenance of 482 hectares of Council woodlands.
- Support to clients including Parish Councils, schools and community groups in on landscape schemes.
- A full landscape consultancy service, including assistance with fee bids.
- Advice on planning matters.
The service we achieve
- Maintenance of public open spaces, 11 urban parks, a large number and varied selection of sports facilities, over 50 schools, 200 hectares of highway verge and horticultural features throughout the borough.
- Advice and support to all Rotherham’s annual entries in environmental competitions such as Yorkshire in Bloom and Britain in Bloom
- Achieve consistently high levels of satisfaction in our design consultancy service.
- Co-ordination of over £2m of new landscape improvements in 2008.
- Achieved the Certificate of the Forestry Stewardship Council for Woodland Management in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007.
Successful implementation and completion of a comprehensive programme of woodland improvements through Heritage Lottery and other funding The National Lottery® has presented Fuelling a Revolution in South Yorkshire with a commemorative blue plaque to recognise how its £336,000 lottery grant has helped improve the Rotherham community.
Planting in Highway Verges
If you wish to plant in the highway verge, you will need to give notice the highway authority as required by Section 142 of the Highways Act 1980. You can download and post this form: 
Section 142 Application (21 Kb). Please include remittance of £40.00 to cover the application fee.
How to get in touch
Contact Streetpride to report an overhanging tree or hedge, or other report or enquiry
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