Wealden Dsitrict Council

Wealden is the largest district in East Sussex, covering 322 square miles. Two-thirds of the district is covered by the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the South Downs Park, and there are 33 conservation areas within Wealden District.

idverde has been working partnership with Wealden District Council to deliver landscape maintenance since February 2020, when the company was awarded a five-year contract following a competitive tendering exercise.

Services delivered under the contract include grass cutting, shrub, hedge and border maintenance, weed control and cleansing of hard surface areas, and ponds and streams maintenance, to the Council’s Housing Revenue Account and General Fund sites.

 Community Partnerships

idverde is committed to delivering a service for local people, by local people. To aid this, idverde has committed to providing a horticultural apprentice, and work experience opportunities for local people, and will be participating in Wealden District Council’s employability schemes.

We will also work with Wealden residents and the Council throughout the life of the contract to establish and manage Friends groups for urban sites that do not have an organised group, ensuring that these groups are fully inclusive so that residents od all ages and abilities can take part.

idverde’s Community Investment Fund will be open to all Wealden’s community groups to provide grants to local projects that improve the quality/accessibility of local greenspaces.

Maintenance Services

Services idverde delivers under the contract include grass cutting, shrub, hedge and border maintenance, weed control and cleansing of hard surface areas, and ponds and streams maintenance.

The contracts is performanced-based so maintenance tasks will be carried out as frequently as is required to maintain the required standards.

Grass

• Grassed areas shall be maintained to ensure a minimum 90% grass cover at all times. Grass shall be cut evenly to provide a uniform finish throughout and grass cuttings must be removed from all paths, roads and steps and all other similar areas
• Fine amenity grass shall be cut to maintain a height between a maximum of 50 mm and a minimum of 25 mm throughout the growing season from the middle of March to the end of October.
• Amenity grass shall be cut to maintain a height between a maximum of 75 mm and a minimum of 40 mm throughout the growing season from the middle of March to the end of October.
• Semi natural grass shall be cut to maintain a height between a maximum of 150 mm and a minimum of 50 mm throughout the growing season from the middle of March to the end of October.

Beds and borders

• Beds and borders shall be maintained in a way that presents an attractive amenity and allows development of plants to be in keeping with the type, shape, size and aspect of the bed.  All shrubs shall be pruned in a manner appropriate to the individual species.

Shrub pruning

• Pruning will be undertaken one occasion per year. This may take place after flowering, between November and February, or during February and March, depending on shrub type.

Hedge cutting

• Hedges will be cut on either a yearly (during October/November) or twice-yearly frequency (August and October/November).

Contact Us

idverde
Units 3-4
Rear or 71a Eastbourne Road
Lower Willingdon
Eastbourne
BN20 9NR

Tel: 01323 401214