What's growing in our lawn, and how can we get rid of it?

[wildone81]

Just looking for some advice..have patches of this in our lawn and trying to identify it and also work out how to get rid of it?

It's very course, almost like heather, and isn't being touched by the electronic lawn rake. Garden centre recommended cutting it out but we'd have no lawn left 😳

Another picture in case it helps with identification!

I think all our usual experts are busy gardening ! Maybe one will pop by and help soon .

As for me ,I've no idea !

Looks like some sort of moss/lichen. I'd use a regular lawn weed and feed first and see what happens.

Looks like dead moss. Did anyone put any moss killer on the lawn?

It looks like red thread - a fungal problem.

Thanks Nan. Drainage is non-existent so red thread sounds like the culprit! Looks easily fixed though so will get husband on to it!

Not red thread, not dead moss - not sure from the quality of photo. Sorry!

Another potential more helpful picture...

On the strength of the latest photo I would consider red thread BUT you say it is coarse so no to red thread. Red thread is a cultural problem rectified by application of nitrogen I.e Spring fertilizer. This looks like a coarse grass or suchlike growing in the wrong place. Have you had bird feeders on that spot?

Steve