Weed treatment
Weed treatment is carried out 3 times a year on council-owned footpaths across the borough.
Weed treatment is extremely weather dependent. When weather is particularly bad (wet and windy weather), this will cause delays.
It takes 7 to 10 days for weeds to die back once treated.
Schedule for weed treatments in Winter
| Ward | Highways | | Estates |
|---|
| | Start date | Completion date | Completion date |
|---|
| Belmore | | | |
| Charville | | | |
| Colham/ Cowley | | | |
| Eastcote | Saturday 30 November | Tuesday 3 December | |
| Harefield Village | Monday 11 November | Monday 11 November | Wednesday 4 December |
| Hayes Town | | | |
| Heathrow Villages | | | |
| Hillingdon East | | | |
| Hillingdon West | | | |
| Ickenham/ S Harefield | Monday 11 November | Monday 11 November | Wednesday 11 December |
| Northwood | Tuesday 12 November | Thursday 14 November | Tuesday 10 December |
| Northwood Hills | Friday 15 November | Saturday 16 November | Tuesday 10 December |
| Pinkwell | | | |
| Ruislip | Monday 25 November | Monday 25 November | Wednesday 11 December |
| Ruislip Manor | Tuesday 3 December | Wednesday 4 December | |
| South Ruislip | Friday 6 December | Wednesday 11 December | |
| Uxbridge | | | |
| West Drayton | | | |
| Wood End | | | |
| Yeading | | | |
| Yiewsley | | | |
Knapsacking: Weed spraying that is carried out manually, where a ride-on machine cannot reach tight small areas and in between obstacles.
Our officers carry out inspections across the borough. However, if you wish to report weeds, you can do this online.
Report weeds