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Turf & Pitch Management in South London & Kent

Annual pitch maintenance programmes built around your fixture list, for sports clubs, schools, and playing fields across Bromley, Bickley, Sevenoaks, Chislehurst, Orpington and the surrounding area.

We look after your surface across the whole season, not just on the day we visit, so it stays safe, playable, and consistent from the first fixture to the last.

  • 35+ years experience
  • Local team with in-depth knowledge of Kent's soil and climate
  • Tailored maintenance programmes, scheduled around your matches
  • PA1 and PA6 certified operators

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Common Pitch Problems We Solve

Most of the sites we take on come to us with the same handful of issues. If any of these sound familiar, we can build them into your maintenance programme.

Waterlogged grass and standing water on a local football pitch after rain.

Fixtures called off due to waterlogging

Regular foot traffic compacts the surface, which stops water draining and leaves pitches unplayable after rain. Our aeration programme relieves compaction and gets water moving again, so you lose fewer matches to the weather.

Bare, worn turf in the goalmouth of a community football pitch.

Worn, bare goalmouths and centre circles

High-traffic areas thin out fastest and are often the first to fail an inspection. We overseed and renovate these zones so coverage stays even across the whole pitch.

Moss and broadleaf weeds growing through thin sports turf.

Weeds and moss taking over

Both thrive where grass is stressed or drainage is poor. Our PA1 and PA6 certified operators apply targeted weed and moss treatments, then feed the sward so healthy grass crowds them out.

Uneven sports turf with shallow ruts and depressions.

An uneven or unsafe surface

Ruts, dips, and hollows are a trip and injury risk, and they affect how the ball runs. Topdressing and levelling smooth the surface out and build it back up over the season.

Thin and patchy grass exposing soil on a school playing field.

Thin, patchy grass that never fills in

Thatch build-up and low fertility leave grass sparse and weak. Scarification, feeding, and overseeding thicken coverage and strengthen the root system underneath.

Repeated play has worn the central area of a local rugby pitch.

Pitches that don't recover between fixtures

A tired surface with a weak root system can't bounce back under a busy fixture list. A consistent programme of feeding and aeration keeps the pitch resilient week to week.

Our Turf Management Services

Good sports turf management rests on a few fundamentals done consistently well: regular cutting, careful feeding, and pitch maintenance based on how a surface is actually used. Whether you need ongoing turf maintenance for a single training ground or full sports pitch management across several fixtures a week, our team builds a programme around your site and your requirements.

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Pitch Line Marking

Looking to mark out the playing area for your sports venue? From football and rugby pitches to multi-use areas, our experienced team paints accurate, clearly defined lines to ensure a great game for players, officials, and spectators alike.

Our services include:

Marking out pitch lines to standard dimensions for different sports, including:

  • Football
  • Rugby
  • Cricket
  • Rounders
  • Athletics
  • Multi-use areas
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Pitch Remediation & Care

A healthy playing surface ensures a safer and more enjoyable experience for all, and can support a higher-level of performance. We offer a full range of remediation and treatment services to maintain your pitch quality, tailored to suit your requirements and to meet the needs of different sports.

Our services include:

  • Scarification
  • Aeration
  • Top dressing
  • Fertiliser and moss treatment
  • Application of selective weed killer
  • Tailored pitch maintenance to suit specific sports, including football, rugby and cricket.
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Grass Cutting

Consistent grass cutting is the foundation of any turf maintenance programme. We set mowing height and frequency to match the sport and the season to create a high-quality, optimised cut.

Our grass cutting services include:

  • Mowing tailored to football, rugby, and other sport surfaces
  • Cylinder and rotary equipment for a precise, healthy cut
  • Striping and presentation finishing on request

Grounds worker applying a targeted turf treatment on an empty sports field.

Chemical Treatments

Fertiliser and treatment programmes support strong, consistent growth throughout the season. Before doing any chemical work, we conduct ground assessments and build a plan around your fixtures and sporting requirements. We will explain any treatments we recommend, and will not conduct any work until you are happy with the proposal.

Our services include:

  • Removing weeds from pitches and turf.
  • Clearing moss from pitches and turf.
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Ride-On Mower Services

Larger pitches and grounds call for larger equipment. Our ride-on mower services cover extensive playing fields and multi-pitch sites efficiently, without compromising on cut quality. We maintain adjustable cutting heights to suit different areas of a site, from match pitches to surrounding verges and amenity grass.

We schedule all our work to suit your fixture list and site usage.

Seasonal Programme: “A Year on Your Pitch”

Good sports turf is managed across the whole season, not fixed on a set date. A typical programme with us follows the playing calendar:

Groundskeeper spreading topdressing across a sports pitch before the season.

Pre-season renovation

Before the season starts, we carry out the heavier work that sets the surface up for the months ahead: deep aeration, scarification, topdressing, overseeding, and a base feed to encourage strong early growth.

Football player standing beside an orange ball on a grass pitch with worn, bare patches near the goal.

In-season upkeep

Through the playing season, we keep on top of mowing, line marking, feeding, and weed and moss control, all scheduled around your fixtures so the work fits between matches rather than disrupting them.

Freshly mown and marked local football pitch ready for a match.

End-of-season renovation

Once fixtures finish, we repair the wear built up over the season, relieve compaction, and reseed worn areas so the pitch recovers fully and comes back stronger next year.

We agree the programme with you upfront, so you know what's happening and when, with no surprises on the invoice.

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Why Choose SK Landscapes for Turf and Pitch Management?

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Over 35 years of grounds care experience means we understand how Kent's soil and weather affect a playing surface across the season, not just how a pitch looks on the day we visit

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We schedule turf management around your fixture list rather than a fixed calendar, so mowing, treatments, and renovation work fit around matches and training rather than disrupting them

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Our operators hold current PA1 and PA6 certification, so always apply chemical, weed, and moss treatments safely and in line with UK pesticide legislation.

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Turf and pitch management sits alongside our wider grounds maintenance, lawn care, and tree care services, giving you one accountable local team for the whole site rather than several contractors to manage

How We Work


Step 1 - Get in Touch

Call, email, or fill in the form and tell us about your site: its size, the sports played, and how it's performing now.

Step 2 - Free site visit

We visit, assess the turf, and get to understand your fixture list, priorities, and budget. No obligation to proceed.

Step 3 - Tailored programme

We set out a maintenance programme and a clear quotation built around your season, with no hidden costs and no generic packages.

Step 4 - Regular, scheduled service

Your dedicated team works to an agreed schedule that fits around your matches. You'll always know who's coming and when.

Book a Pitch or Turf Assessment


Every pitch wears differently, so we would rather see it for ourselves than guess over the phone. When you choose to work with us, our team will visit your site, assess the turf, and set out a maintenance programme based around you, with no obligation to proceed.

Book a Site Visit or call 020 8462 7800

Feedback From Gardens and Grounds We’ve Cared For

What Our Clients Say


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Highly Recommend

We have been using SK landscapes for a few years now. We have been very happy with their service. Not only do they maintain our garden on a weekly basis, they have also undertaken landscaping, tree planting and built new fences. I would highly recommend them I couldn’t fault their service.
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Our Dream Garden

Toby and team have helped us design our dream garden. They have just finished all the planting and other works and it looks amazing. We have been really impressed with the professionalism of Toby and the team, making sure we are 100% happy with everything, will certainly be using them to help maintain the garden going forward. Thanks for all your hard work.

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Professional & Efficient

We engaged Nathan and team to trim back trees and hedges and to remove some woody and overgrown lavender plants. They turned up nice and early and got on with the job. The end resultant is very satisfying and both the good lady and myself are pleased with their work. The property has been left in a very clean state too.

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Very Professional

Sean has been maintaining my garden since 1996. His team are very professional, efficient, extremely caring and considerate. Over the years, Sean has added and/or subtracted from the garden, all aspects of plants as and when they have developed or matured.

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Polite and Helpful

The two gardeners are polite and helpful and take a pride in their work. Our residents appreciate this. It is a pity that none of our management team (directors) have more time to spend with them every Monday due to their other commitments. So more regular site meetings would certainly be helpful.

    More Than Just the Pitch

    Turf and pitch management is part of our wider grounds maintenance service. For clubs and schools, that means one accountable local team for the whole site, from the playing surface to the car park verges, surrounding grass, hedges, and trees. If you'd like your grounds looked after alongside your pitch, take a look at our grounds maintenance service or mention it when you get in touch.

    Frequently Asked Questions


    What is turf management?

    Turf management is the ongoing care of a grass surface to keep it healthy, safe, and fit for purpose. For sports pitches, this covers mowing, aeration, feeding, weed and moss control, and seasonal renovation, all planned around how the surface is used. Good turf management prevents problems building up, rather than reacting to them once play is affected.

    What height should a sports pitch be cut to?

    Most football and rugby pitches are maintained between 25mm and 35mm during the playing season, with cricket outfields and other surfaces often cut differently depending on use. Height should be reduced gradually over several cuts rather than all at once, since cutting too much off in one go weakens the grass and its root system.

    How often should a sports pitch be aerated?

    Most sports pitches benefit from aeration several times a year, with a deeper aeration carried out as part of end-of-season renovation. Aeration relieves compaction caused by regular foot traffic, improves drainage, and encourages stronger root growth, helping a pitch recover more quickly between fixtures and cope better with wet weather.

    Do you need a licence to treat a football pitch with weedkillers?

    Yes. Anyone applying professional use pesticides or herbicides in the UK must hold the relevant NPTC certificate of competence, such as PA1 and PA6. This applies to weed and moss treatments on sports pitches as much as any other setting. Our operators hold these certifications and apply all chemical treatments in line with current legislation.

    Do you provide line marking for sports pitches?

    Yes. Line marking for pitch maintenance is available alongside our regular mowing and pitch care visits, keeping football, rugby, and other surfaces clearly and accurately marked out for training and matchday use.

    Do you work with schools and community clubs, or only larger sites?

    We work with sites of all sizes, from school playing fields and community clubs to larger multi-pitch grounds. Every site gets a tailored turf management plan rather than a one size fits all approach, whether that is a single training pitch or a full outdoor sports pitch maintenance contract across several grounds.

    Do you offer ongoing contracts or just one-off visits?

    Both, though most clubs and schools work with us on an ongoing programme, and it's what we'd recommend. A regular contract keeps your pitch to a consistent, playable standard all season, with seasonal renovation built into the schedule so nothing gets missed and problems are prevented rather than patched.

    How often would you visit our pitch?

    It depends on the sport, the season, and how heavily the pitch is used. In-season sites are typically visited more frequently for mowing and marking, with lighter visits out of season and dedicated renovation work at each end. We'll recommend a schedule after seeing the site.

    Will the work disrupt our fixtures?

    No. We schedule around your fixture list rather than a fixed calendar, so mowing, treatments, and renovation fit between matches and training rather than clashing with them.


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