Parish Grass Cutting and Landscape Management Maintenance Contract

Submissions in paper format to Coleford Town Council office:

4, Mushet Walk, Coleford GL16 8BQ

Schedule of Tasks

Based on the Landscape and Ecological Management Plan (LEMP) and Landscape Management and Maintenance Plan (LMMP)

Grass cutting

Cutting across the growing season, to maintain a length of grass in accordance with the LMMP, strimming grass in front of fences and around trees prior to mowing, removal of arisings and clearing of pathways of arisings, plus annual weed control using a non-toxic, insect-friendly weed killer at 6 sites:

• Copley Drive
• Forest Road
• Foxglove Way
• Old Station Way
• Sylvan Close
• Walnut Close

Make fortnightly site inspections of all 6 sites for any damage, or changes in condition of vegetation, reporting any issues to the council office. Annually reseed any damaged areas of grass using appropriate grass seed.

Playing field management

Care of the King George V playing field, Victoria Road GL16 8DS, including:

• Weekly site inspection for any damage, or changes in condition of vegetation, reporting any issues to the council office
• Cutting across the growing season, to maintain a length of grass in accordance with the LMMP, strimming grass around the trees and in front of the fence, and removing all arisings
• Treatment of the playing field to allow year-round sports use, including aeration, scarifying, slitting, fertilising, and reseeding with appropriate seed
• Spot treatment of any invasive weeds with a non-toxic, insect-friendly weed killer
• Annual cut of two sides and top of the boundary hedge
• Annual removal of woody weeds such as brambles from within the boundary shrub planting.

Hedge Trimming & Shrub Pruning

Twice yearly maintenance of soft landscaping at 4 sites, pruning according to species and removing woody weeds such as brambles, and removal of arisings:

• Copley Drive
• Forest Road
• Foxglove Way
• Sylvan Close

Footpath verges and hedge management

Cut back the grass verges at six footpaths annually in the autumn, together with any overgrowing hedges:

9. Fryers Walk - joins up with footpath no.1 Mary's Lane
17. Behind Coombs Park - joins footpath no. 6.
26. Whitecliff House to Rock Lane
28. Path from Whitecliff lime kilns to Buchanan fields
29. Buchanan fields to end of Scowles Road
30. Joins with footpath no. 28 at Lime Kilns to behind Galder