Would you like to report weeds to your local council in the UK? Below we’ve listed all the available contact details for local authorities throughout the UK, sorted by county name.
Local councils, also known as local governments or municipalities, have a responsibility to maintain the overall well-being and liveability of the communities they serve. One aspect of this responsibility is managing public spaces and ensuring they are safe, clean, and aesthetically pleasing. Keeping overgrown weeds under control should be a big part of the council's efforts to create a safe, pleasant, and thriving community for everyone to enjoy.
Note that some councils will have separate departments that deal with the control of weeds on the highway (roads and pavements), but using the contact details below would be the best place to start reporting weeds.
Don’t forget - many councils in the UK use herbicides like Glyphosate which are potentially harmful for humans, and which are bad for wildlife. Foamstream by WeedingTech is a completely pesticide free, 100% natural weed control solution. Why not find out which herbicides or pesticides your local council is using?
Report weeds to your local council
Just click the county name below to jump down to view their contact details so you can report overgrown weeds to them:
- Sefton
- Wirral
- Bromley
- Enfield
- Haringey
- Havering
- Hounslow
- Merton
- Newham
- Sutton
Report Weeds - Birmingham
To report weeds as a local resident of Birmingham city you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/20089/parks/167/grass_cutting_shrub_and_hedge_maintenance/4
Phone: 0121 464 8728
Online contact form: https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/info/50044/contact_us_form
Report Weeds - Bradford
To report weeds as a local resident of Bradford city you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 01274 432111
Online contact form: https://www.bradford.gov.uk/contact-us/contact-us-now/contact-us-now/
Report Weeds - Bristol
To report weeds as a local resident of Bristol city you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 0117 922 2100
Report Weeds - Cardiff
To report weeds as a local resident of Cardiff city you can use the contact details listed below:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 029 2087 2087
Online contact form: https://www.cardiff.gov.uk/ENG/Home/Contact-us/Talk-to-us-online/Pages/default.aspx
Report Weeds - Cheshire
To report weeds as a local resident of Chesire county council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.cheshireeast.gov.uk/highways_and_roads/road-maintenance/weed-control.aspx
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 123 5500
Online contact form: https://fixmystreet.cheshireeast.gov.uk/
Report Weeds - Coventry
To report weeds as a local resident of Coventry city you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 08085 834333
Report Weeds - Derbyshire
To report weeds as a local resident of Derbyshire county council you can use the contact details listed below:
Report Weeds - Devon
To report weeds as a local resident of Devon county council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.devon.gov.uk/roadsandtransport/report-a-problem/report-overgrown-trees-and-vegetation/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0345 155 1015
Report Weeds - Doncaster
To report weeds as a local resident of Doncaster city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/Eforms/AnonStreetMapEform/Index/2011402
Report Weeds - Dudley
To report weeds as a local resident of Dudley city council you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 0300 555 2345
Report Weeds - East Riding
To report weeds as a local resident of East Riding city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.eastriding.gov.uk/environment/tree-hedge-and-grass-cutting/
Phone: 01482 393939
Report Weeds - Edinburgh
To report weeds as a local resident of Edinburgh city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/weedcontrol
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0131 608 1100
Report Weeds - Essex
To report weeds as a local resident of Essex county council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.essexhighways.org/tell-us/trees-hedges-and-weeds/weed-spraying?search=weed
Report Weeds - Fife
To report weeds as a local resident of Fife city council you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 03451 550011
Report Weeds - Gateshead
To report weeds as a local resident of Gateshead county council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.gateshead.gov.uk/article/3510/Grounds-maintenance
Report Weeds - Glasgow
To report weeds as a local resident of Glasgow city council you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 0141 287 2000
Online contact form: https://glasgow.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=26289
Report Weeds - Hampshire
To report weeds as a local resident of Hampshire county council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.hants.gov.uk/transport/roadmaintenance/roadproblems
Report Weeds - Hertfordshire
To report weeds as a local resident of Hertfordshire county council you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 0300 123 4040
Report Weeds - Kent
To report weeds as a local resident of Kent county council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.kent.gov.uk/roads-and-travel/report-a-problem
Report Weeds - Kirklees
To report weeds as a local resident of Kirklees city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/beta/report-a-problem/form.aspx?type=vegetation
Phone: 01484 221000
Report Weeds - Lancashire
To report weeds as a local resident of Lancashire county council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/roads-parking-and-travel/report-it/
Email: [email protected]
Report Weeds - Leeds
To report weeds as a local resident of Leeds city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://democracy.leeds.gov.uk/documents/s125950/Report%20-Weed%20Control.pdf
Report Weeds - Leicester
To report weeds as a local resident of Leicester city council you can use the contact details listed below:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0116 454 1001
Report Weeds - Lincolnshire
To report weeds as a local resident of Lincolnshire county council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/faults-maintenance/report-grass-verge-safety-issue
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01522 552222
Report Weeds - Liverpool
To report weeds as a local resident of Liverpool city council you can use the contact details listed below:
Report Weeds - Knowsley
To report weeds as a local resident of Knowsley county council in Liverpool you can use the contact details listed below:
Online Chat: https://www.knowsley.gov.uk/contact-us#
Phone: 0151 489 6000
Report Weeds - Sefton
To report weeds as a local resident of Sefton county council in Liverpool you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.sefton.gov.uk/parking-roads-travel/street-maintenance/controlling-weeds/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0345 140 0845
Report Weeds - St Helens
To report weeds as a local resident of St Helens county council in Liverpool you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 01744 676789
Report Weeds - Wirral
To report weeds as a local resident of Wirral county council in Liverpool you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.wirral.gov.uk/environmental-problems/street-care-and-cleaning/weed-spraying
Phone: 0151 606 2004
London Boroughs
Report Weeds - Barnet
To report weeds as a local resident of Barnet London Borough council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.barnet.gov.uk/your-council/contact-council/report-it-now
Online contact form: https://account.barnet.gov.uk/publicaccesslive/selfservice/citizenportal/login.htm
Phone: 020 8359 2000
Report Weeds - Bromley
To report weeds as a local resident of Bromley London Borough council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.bromley.gov.uk/street-care-cleaning/weed-control
Phone: 0300 303 8658
Report Weeds - Enfield
To report weeds as a local resident of Enfield London Borough council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.enfield.gov.uk/services/environment/grass-verges-hedges-and-shrub-beds
Phone: 020 8379 1000
Report Weeds - Haringey
To report weeds as a local resident of Haringey London Borough council you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 020 8885 7700
Email: [email protected]
Report Weeds - HHavering
To report weeds as a local resident of Havering London Borough council you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 01708 434343
Report Weeds - Hillingdon
To report weeds as a local resident of Hillingdon London Borough council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.hillingdon.gov.uk/weed-treatment
Phone: 01895 556000
Report Weeds - Hounslow
To report weeds as a local resident of Hounslow London Borough council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.hounslow.gov.uk/xfp/form/312
https://hounslowhighways.org/street-cleansing/treatment-of-weeds/
Phone: 020 8583 5555
Report Weeds - Merton
To report weeds as a local resident of Merton London Borough council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.merton.gov.uk/rubbish-and-recycling/litter-fly-tipping-and-street-cleaning/overview
Phone: 020 8274 4901
Report Weeds - Newham
To report weeds as a local resident of Newham London Borough council you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 020 8430 2000
Report Weeds - Redbridge
To report weeds as a local resident of Redbridge London Borough council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.redbridge.gov.uk/our-streets/grass-weeds-and-shrubs/
Phone: 020 8554 5000
Report Weeds - Sutton
To report weeds as a local resident of Sutton London Borough council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.sutton.gov.uk/-/long-grass
Phone: 020 8770 5000
Report Weeds - Manchester
To report weeds as a local resident of Manchester city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.manchester.gov.uk/info/709/looking_after_parks_and_open_spaces/5753/weeds
Phone: 0161 234 5000
Online contact form: https://www.manchester.gov.uk/xfp/form/2148
Report Weeds - Newcastle
To report weeds as a local resident of Newcastle city council you can use the contact details listed below:
Phone: 0191 278 7878
Report Weeds - North Lanarkshire
To report weeds as a local resident of North Lanarkshire city council you can use the contact details listed below:
Report Weeds - North Tyneside
To report weeds as a local resident of North Tyneside county council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://my.northtyneside.gov.uk/category/344/report-grounds-maintenance-issue
Phone: 0345 2000 101
Report Weeds - North Yorkshire
To report weeds as a local resident of North Yorkshire county council you can use the contact details listed below:
Report Weeds - Nottingham
To report weeds as a local resident of Nottingham city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/transport/roads/trees-hedges/report-a-tree-or-vegetation-problem
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 123 5000
Report Weeds - Nottinghamshire
To report weeds as a local resident of Nottinghamshire county council you can use the contact details listed below:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 123 5000
Report Weeds - Sandwell
To report weeds as a local resident of Sandwell city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/reportit
Phone: 0121 569 2200
Report Weeds - Sheffield
To report weeds as a local resident of Sheffield city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/roads-pavements/grass-verges-planting-damaged
Phone: 0114 273 4567
Report Weeds - South Lanarkshire
To report weeds as a local resident of South Lanarkshire city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/info/200255/land_management/335/park_and_play_area_maintenance
Report Weeds - South Tyneside
To report weeds as a local resident of South Tyneside county council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.southtyneside.gov.uk/article/3455/Overview
Phone: 0300 123 6633
Report Weeds - Staffordshire
To report weeds as a local resident of Staffordshire county council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Highways/Weeds-Grass-Trees-Hedges/Weeds.aspx
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0300 111 8000
Online contact form: https://apps2.staffordshire.gov.uk/web/reportfault/#divSelectionHeader
Report Weeds - Stockport
To report weeds as a local resident of Stockport city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.stockport.gov.uk/start/report-a-problem-with-trees-or-vegetation
Report Weeds - Sunderland
To report weeds as a local resident of Sunderland city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.sunderland.gov.uk/maintenance-of-weeds
Phone: 0191 520 5550
Report Weeds - Surrey
To report weeds as a local resident of Surrey county council you can use the contact details listed below:
Report Weeds - Wakefield
To report weeds as a local resident of Wakefield city council you can use the contact details listed below:
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 0345 8 506 506
Report Weeds - West Midlands
To report weeds as a local resident of West Midlands county council you can use the contact details listed below:
Report Weeds - West Yorkshire
To report weeds as a local resident of West Yorkshire county council you can use the contact details listed below:
Report Weeds - Wigan
To report weeds as a local resident of Wigan city council you can use the contact details listed below:
https://www.wigan.gov.uk/Resident/Environmental-Problems/Invasive-weeds/Index.aspx
Reporting overgrown weeds to your local council - and asking about their use of pesticides 😷
We hope you’ve found the above contact details useful in order to report problem weeds or plants to your local council or authority.
When reaching out to report the issue, why not also take the chance to find out what kind of pesticides they are using to control weeds?
Many councils in the UK currently make use of harmful pesticides to control problem weeds, with Glyphosate and Roundup two of the most common products of use. These are under constant investigation to determine exactly how harmful they are, with some studies showing that glyphosate appears to accumulate in human cells. Other studies have also shown that glyphosate is toxic to bees.
Here at WeedingTech we’ve developed Foamstream, a completely safe and organic approach to weed control. It works by attacking weeds with a hot foam, coating the weeds and killing them on contact due to the high temperature of the foam. Foamstream has been shown to be a very effective weed control solution, and to work as well as Glyphosate in removal of weeds.
So when contacting your local council, why not ask what pesticides they’re currently using, if any? There are many councils that now use organic weed control methods - so it definitely is a viable option.
Speak to one of our team at WeedingTech if you would like further information, or to arrange a demo of our award-winning Foamstream product.
