Malmesbury

Filands

We manage all the green areas outside of the community garden on the development as well as the surface water drainage system, the hedgerows, and all the trees.

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Service schedule

This information shows our guideline maintenance schedule and the frequency of our service.

Summer works (March to October)

  • Grass cutting and immediate litter pick

    16 visits a year

  • Shrub bed weedkiller application

    4 visits a year

  • Footpath weedkiller application

    2 visits a year

  • Bin emptying

    32 visits a year

Winter works (November to March)

  • Bin emptying

    20 visits a year

  • Site litter pick

    5 visits a year

  • Sundry works as required

    Ad-hoc

Play areas

  • Visual inspection

    26 visits a year

  • Physical inspection

    12 visits a year

  • Third party inspection

    1 visit a year

  • Boundary maintenance

    Ad-hoc

  • Replacements

    Ad-hoc

Trees

  • Arborist inspection

    Once every 3 years

  • Responsive works

    Ad-hoc

  • Replacements

    1 visit a year

Hedgerows

  • Cutting

    1 visit a year

Attenuation ponds

  • Strim to banks

    1 visit a year

  • Reed clearance at headwalls

    Once every 3 years

  • Internal inspection

    2 visits a year

  • External inspection

    Once every 3 yearss

  • Responsive works

    Ad-hoc

Recent visits

  • 5 November 2025 Grass cutting, leaf clearance, litter picking & bin emptying
  • 8 October 2025 Weed control
  • 7 October 2025 Grass cutting, litter picking, leaf blowing/ clearance & bin emptying
  • 1 October 2025 Install benches
  • 17 September 2025 Grass cutting, litter picking, leaf blowing/ clearance & bin emptying
  • 4 September 2025 Hedge trimming, grass cutting & leaf clearance
  • 14 August 2025 Hedge trimming, litter picking & grass cutting
  • 13 August 2025 Weed control to shrub beds and planted areas
  • 29 July 2025 Leaf blowing/clearance & bin emptying
  • 16 July 2025 Grass cutting, litter picking & leaf blowing/ clearance
  • 3 July 2025 Grass cutting, Leaf blowing, bin emptying & hedge trimming
  • 20 June 2025 Grass cutting, leaf blowing/clearance, hedge trimming, weeding & litter picking

Charge breakdown

Play area inspections

Cost per month:
£0.68
Cost per year:
£8.15
Percentage of total charge:
3.93%

Play area replacement

Cost per month:
£3.11
Cost per year:
£37.36
Percentage of total charge:
18.06%

Bin emptying

Cost per month:
£0.49
Cost per year:
£5.83
Percentage of total charge:
2.82%

Hedge cutting

Cost per month:
£1.30
Cost per year:
£15.56
Percentage of total charge:
7.52%

Grass cutting

Cost per month:
£6.22
Cost per year:
£74.65
Percentage of total charge:
36.09%

Swale maintenance

Cost per month:
£1.56
Cost per year:
£18.66
Percentage of total charge:
9.02%

Responsive works

Cost per month:
£1.04
Cost per year:
£12.43
Percentage of total charge:
6.01%

Weed control

Cost per month:
£0.60
Cost per year:
£7.24
Percentage of total charge:
3.50%

Management

Cost per month:
£2.24
Cost per year:
£26.97
Percentage of total charge:
13.04%

Total

Cost per month:
£17.24
Cost per year:
£206.85
Percentage of total charge:
100%

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