Verge cutting programme 2025

Maintenance of roadside verges in the Dorset Council area is delivered by our Greenspace Service and is divided into two distinct programmes:

• urban areas – for roads with speed limits of 30mph and below
• rural areas – for roads with speed limits of 40mph and above

Use the verge cutting schedules below to find when the roadside verges in these areas will be cut.  

Urban verges

Cut & drop

Cut 1 - 24 March to 11 May
Cut 2 - 12 May to 29 June
Cut 3 - 30 June to 17 August
Cut 4 - 18 August to 5 October
Cut 5 - 6 October to 23 November

Cut & collect

Cut 1 - 28 April to 13 July
Cut 2 - 21 July to 12 October

Hedge cutting

Starts 24 November

Accidents, black spots and junctions

5 to 11 May
2 to 8 June
7 to 13 July
4 to 10 August
8 to 14 September
6 to 12 October

Check where urban sealed surface spraying will be taking place.

Rural verges

A and B roads

Cut 1 - 5 May to 15 June
Cut 2 - 25 August to 5 October

C and D roads

Cut 1 - 16 June to 24 August

Narrow lane cut with a small tractor

Cut 1 - 28 July to 31 August

Cut & collect with tractor

Cut 1 - 26 May to 8 June
Cut 2 - 29 September to 12 October

Dual carriageways

A352 and A30 - 5 May to 25 May
A35 and A338 - 14 July to 3 August
A352 and A30 - 8 September to 28 September

Conservation verges

Cut 1 - 4 August to 31 August

Hedge cutting

Starts 3 November

Sealed surface spray for weeds

Spray 1 - 2 June to 24 August

Dual carriageway locations

A352 – Warmwell Cross to Owermoigne
A30 – Sherborne to Yeovil
A35 – Upton Bypass to BCP Council area border
A338 – Spur Road to BCP Council area border

View a map of the rural verge cutting schedule.