When to grow new lawn

[Sunshine49]

I recently had a large bay tree trimmed right back and now have a bare patch of lawn beneath it. It was in total shade because of the tree, but now gets good sun! I would like to plant new grass on it and was wondering when the best time to do this is. Is it best to wait till autumn now?

Thanks!

Yes, wait til autumn.

You can grow new grass on it from seed at the moment. I am currently doing this and it is growing well. But it does require an awful lot of watering with this weather!

Thanks all! Balloffluff - do you have any tips for how to grow it successfully? The earth is very hard and dry at the moment so will need quite a lot of prepping I would imagine!

I'm no expert so probably not the best to advise you on this but will just tell you how I have been doing it!
I literally just poked some holes in the ground using a big garden fork. Then mixed soil and good quality grass seed in a bucket and brushed this in to the holes with a stiff brush and made sure the top was covered too. Some people use fertiliser as well to help it grow. I haven't and it has grown fine. But I am watering it 2-3 times a day, which I think is key.
My whole lawn was full of moss which I scarified back in May and since then have grown my whole lawn from seed. Just a few small patches to go!

Autumn is always the best time to make a new lawn, so September to October. This is when the ground is still warm, and there is usually more rain. It will germinate well, and have the rest of the winter to settle in, undisturbed by mowing. Not too long to wait really, at the moment the weather is far too hot and dry for a successful outcome (unless you're lucky enough to be getting plenty of rain!)