Coleford

Thurstan’s Rise

We maintain all of the grass and shrub planted areas located within the public open space as well as maintaining the children’s play areas, existing hedgerows, trees, pathways and litter bins.

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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

    6 visits a year

  • Footpath weedkiller application

    2 visits a year

  • Bin emptying

    16 visits a year

  • Site litter pick

    7 visits a year

Winter works (November to March)

  • Bin emptying

    10 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

Trees

  • Responsive works

    Ad-hoc

  • Replacements

    1 visit a year

Wildlife corridor

  • Hedge and tree thinning

    Once every 3 years

Attenuation channel

  • Strim to banks

    4 visits a year

  • Clear headwalls

    Once every 2 years

  • Survey

    Once every 3 years

Site furniture

  • Installation

    Ad-hoc

  • Replacements

    Ad-hoc

Recent visits

  • 4 August 2025 Grass cutting, hedge trimming & litter picking
  • 22 July 2025 Grass cutting, hedge trimming & litter picking
  • 8 July 2025 Grass cutting, hedge trimming , litter picking & herbicide application
  • 24 June 2025 Grass cutting, hedge trimming & litter picking
  • 10 June 2025 Grass cutting, hedge trimming & litter picking
  • 28 May 2025 Fortnightly play area inspections
  • 27 May 2025 Grass cutting, hedge trimming & litter picking
  • 14 May 2025 Grass cutting, hedge trimming & litter picking
  • 29 April 2025 Grass cutting, hedge trimming & litter picking
  • 14 April 2025 Grass cutting, hedge trimming & litter picking
  • 1 April 2025 Grass cutting, hedge trimming & litter picking
  • 18 March 2025 Grass cutting, litter picking & herbicide application

Charge breakdown

Routine grass cutting

Cost per month:
£5.87
Cost per year:
£70.43
Percentage of total charge:
33.16%

Wild grass cutting

Cost per month:
£0.93
Cost per year:
£11.20
Percentage of total charge:
5.27%

Hedge cutting

Cost per month:
£1.15
Cost per year:
£13.78
Percentage of total charge:
6.49%

Play area inspections

Cost per month:
£1.32
Cost per year:
£15.83
Percentage of total charge:
7.45%

LEAP sinking fund (play area)

Cost per month:
£2.87
Cost per year:
£34.45
Percentage of total charge:
16.22%

LAP sinking fund (play area)

Cost per month:
£0.72
Cost per year:
£8.61
Percentage of total charge:
4.05%

Ad-hoc responsive works

Cost per month:
£1.79
Cost per year:
£21.53
Percentage of total charge:
10.14%

Attenuation sinking funds

Cost per month:
£1.08
Cost per year:
£12.99
Percentage of total charge:
6.11%

Management

Cost per month:
£1.97
Cost per year:
£23.60
Percentage of total charge:
11.11%

Total

Cost per month:
£17.70
Cost per year:
£212.42
Percentage of total charge:
100%