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: 23 March to 08 May
Cut 2: 11 May to 26 June
Cut 3: 29 June to 14 August
Cut 4: 17 August to 2 October
Cut 5: 5 October to 20 November
Cut & collect
Cut 1: 27 April to 10 July
Cut 2: 20 July to 9 October
Hedge cutting
Starts 23 November
Accidents, black spots and junctions
4 to 11 May
1 to 8 June
6 to 13 July
3 to 10 August
7 to 14 September
5 to 12 October
Rural verges
A and B roads
Cut 1: 4 May to 12 June
Cut 2: 24 August to 9 October
C and D roads
Cut 1: 15 June to 21 August
Narrow lane cut with a small tractor
Cut 1: 27 July to 28 August
Cut & collect with tractor
Cut 1: 25 May to 8 June
Cut 2: 28 September to 12 October
Dual carriageways
A352 and A30: 4 May to 22 May
A35 and A338: 13 July to 3 August
A352 and A30: 7 September to 25 September
Conservation verges
Cut 1: 1 August to 31 August
Sealed surface spray for weeds
1 June to 21 August
Check where urban sealed surface spraying will be taking place.
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.