Leicester City Council Grassland Strategy 2023 to 2033 summary
This is a summary of this LCC policy.
The full policy can be viewed at https://www.leicester.gov.uk/content/grassland-strategy-2023-2033/leicester-s-mowing-and-management-regimes/#:~:text=We%20adhere%20to%20different%20specifications,explored%20in%20the%20full%20document.
The policy is for grassland and wildflower areas with the purpose of enhancing biodiversity, carbon sequestration and sustainable management and connectivity.
It offers a blueprint for practices that tackle the dual purposes of biodiversity and climate change.
This policy does not cover amenity grass.
Mowing Regimes
| Type | Management |
| Annual flowers | Usually sown on clear plant free areas and removed in Autumn and to be sown again the following Spring. |
| Perennial meadows | Cut/Spin and Lift (or grazing) Spin to make seeds drop |
| Flowering Lawns | 4 to 6 cuts a year. Horizons lifted |
| Naturalised grass (1) | 1 cut a year horizons left |
| Naturalised grass (2) | 1 cut a year horizons lifted |
| Naturalised herbaceous | Cut once and lift |
| Bulb Planting | |
| Natural/Rewild | |
| Biennial cut | Cut once every two years. |
Grassland areas
| Amenity Grass (Not included in LCC policy) |
| SINC sites (Sites of Importance for Natural Conservation) |
| Roadside Verges belonging to LCC departments. Council land can belong to different LCC departments, e.g. Housing, Highways, Parks. |
| Roadside Verges looked after by Leicester City Council |
| Roadside Verges (small amount) looked after by volunteer groups LEV/ Bloom/IYN |
| Parks. (Includes a small amount of land looked after by LEV/Bloom/IYN) |
| Open Spaces (includes a small amount of land looked after by LEV/Bloom/IYN groups) |
| Flood plains |
| Private gardens |
| Private land belonging to businesses |
Environmental legislation
| Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 |
| Environment Act 2021 |
| Leicester Climate Emergency Strategy |
| Leicester Biodiversity Action Plan |
| Leicester Strategic Emergency Adaptation Plans |
| Leicester Green Infrastructure |
