Grass cutting in Brockham

Weekly or fortnightly mowing for village lawns on both banks of the Mole, striped and cleared.

Grass cutting in Brockham depends a lot on which side of the river you live. The village centre and Strood Green sit on Weald Clay, while the lanes north of the Mole are on sandstone. One kind of lawn stays soft well into April. The other is dry enough to cut in March and turns brown by July if it’s cut too short.

We mow with rear-roller Hayter machines, so the stripes are real, and we edge every visit. Clippings come away with us, always. If you’ve typed grass cutting service near me from an RH3 address, we’re about 6.5 miles off in Horley, and Brockham is a regular stop on our lawn mowing services round.

Grass cutting in Brockham south of the river

Most of the village sits on Weald Clay, in places under a layer of old river gravel. That covers the green, Old School Lane, Wheelers Lane, Oakdene Road and down through Strood Green. Clay holds water, and when the Mole is high the low ground stays sodden for days. Mowing then squashes the soil and tears the grass, which is how moss gets a foothold. So lawn mowing in Brockham waits for a dry day. We’d rather move your visit than leave wheel marks across the lawn.

In summer we lift the height. Clay cracks once it dries out, and grass cut short on top of it scorches in a week.

Sandy lawns up Kiln Lane and Brockham Lane

Cross the bridge and the ground changes. Geological mapping shows Lower Greensand sandstone under Kiln Lane and Brockham Lane, with a mix of gravel, sand and clay washed down the slope on top. Lawns there drain quickly, which means an earlier first cut and fewer cancelled visits in winter. The catch comes in summer. Sandy soil gives up its water fast, so in a dry spell we cut higher and less often, and fortnightly is usually right from July.

Lawn Mowing in Brockham: your questions

Anything else, just ring. You’ll speak to the people who do the work.

How much does grass cutting cost in Brockham?

We don’t have a set figure, since no two lawns are alike. Size, how easy it is to get a mower in and how often you want us all change it, and regular visits work out cheaper per cut than odd ones. We’ll look first, then give you a fixed price.

My lawn floods when the Mole is high. Should it still be cut?

Not until it’s drained and firmed up. We’ll skip that visit, come back on the next dry day and take a high cut first. Mowing waterlogged clay does more harm than a week’s extra growth ever will.

Do you cut through the winter?

Not as a rule. Growth tails off by late October, and after that a lawn is better left alone than cut on frozen or soggy ground. The sandier lawns north of the river can sometimes take a tidy cut in a mild, dry spell.