Best leaf collector
Updated: October 2026
You want one leaf collector from this comparison, and a reason to leave the others. Best is a job, not a single machine. A grabber suits a pile you have already made. A push sweeper suits a lawn you are willing to walk. Peter F. scaled scores from amazon.co.uk star lines and review counts on 22 October 2026. That is not a lab test, and a scaled score is listing confidence rather than a garden trial. Every captured price is on the [leaf collector comparison](/hub/lawn-and-garden-equipment/leaf-collector).
You want one leaf collector from this comparison, and a reason to leave the others. Best is a job, not a single machine. A grabber suits a pile you have already made. A push sweeper suits a lawn you are willing to walk.
You want one leaf collector from this comparison, and a reason to leave the others. Best is a job, not a single machine. A grabber suits a pile you have already made. A push sweeper suits a lawn you are willing to walk. Peter F. scaled scores from amazon.co.uk star lines and review counts on 22 October 2026. That is not a lab test, and a scaled score is listing confidence rather than a garden trial. Every captured price is on the leaf collector comparison.
Our top picks
| Badge | Product | Type | Working width | Collection | Note | Price | Offer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best overall |  Spear & Jackson Spear & Jackson Plastic Leaf Grabber | Leaf grabber | n/a | Scoops only | 8.7 | about £18.90 | View offer |
| Alternative |  Gardena Gardena leaf and grass collector (3565-88) | Push sweeper | n/a | Removable bag, litres n/a | 8.0 | about £136.02 | View offer |
| Best value |  VEVOR VEVOR Push Lawn Sweeper GT1110 | Push sweeper | 26 in / 66 cm | 7 cubic feet | 7.7 | about £102.90 | View offer |
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Best at the job you actually have
The top pick on the scaled score is the Spear & Jackson Plastic Leaf Grabber, at about £18.90. The star line is 4.5 from 3,096 reviews, the spec weight is 1.17 kg, and the scaled score is 87, the highest of the six. There is no bag and no working width. Reviews praise standing scoops and less bending than short glove grabbers. They also say a full scoop is awkward to tip into a tall green bin.
Skip it if you wanted wheels. It will not brush a scattered lawn into a hopper while you walk. If you have not chosen the type, read leaf grabber vs lawn sweeper before you treat that score as a lawn machine.
The push machines in this set
Three sweepers sit under about £105. The Ark Mat PALS-1 is about £90.95, with 530 mm, a 100 litre bag and 8.4 kg. The scaled score is 69, from 3.7 and 74 reviews, and a bullet also says 670 mm wide. Reviews criticise soft brushes that miss acorns.
The worksky is about £94.99 and 7.87 kg, the lightest sweeper spec, with 4.2 from 17 reviews and a scaled score of 73. The title says 26 inch and 105 litres. A bullet says 22 inch and 3.8 cubic feet. That sample is too thin for the best-value place.
The best value among the push machines is the VEVOR GT1110 at about £102.90, score 77, from 3.9 and 3,178 reviews, with a stated 66 cm and a 7 cubic foot hopper at 15 kg. The capture holds five UK-marked reviews, and one buyer says it collects nothing. The wheel-size field prints 10 centimetres. The 80 percent one-pass line is not a test.
The two Gardena rows
The Gardena 03565-88 is about £136.02 and 8.2 kg, score 80 from 4.2 and 335 reviews. Litres and working width are not printed. UK reviews report leaves left behind, a difficult height setting, and one unit broken inside an undamaged box. Wet-leaf comments do not agree.
The Gardena 03566-20 was captured at about £163.29. A live card on 22 October 2026 showed about £170.37, so the captured price is the one in our table. The score is 74, from 4.1 and 55 reviews. Width and litres are not printed. The two UK reviews disagree on cones. A battery-included line conflicts with hand power.
What best means on other sites
UK roundups often crown a different machine. My Green Shed's 2026 list leads with the Handy at 66 cm, then a Draper and an Agri-Fab. None of those is a row here. The same day, a Handy card on amazon.co.uk showed about £159.99 with 3.9 from 15 reviews, and a Garden Force Leaf Chief showed about £75.99. We have not scored them.
If a page calls the Handy the best leaf collector in the UK, read it as a shop sweeper of about 200 litres, then come back only if you are choosing among these six. A qualifying purchase through our links can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.
Common questions
Which of these six should I buy?
Buy the Spear & Jackson if the leaves are already in piles and you want the highest scaled score at about £18.90. Buy a sweeper if you want the tool to gather as you walk. The Ark Mat prints 530 mm and 100 litres. The VEVOR prints 66 cm. Both Gardena rows leave capacity unprinted.
Is the highest score the best sweeper?
No. The highest scaled score is 87, on the grabber, from 4.5 and 3,096 reviews. It has no wheels and no bag. The highest sweeper score here is 80, on the Gardena 03565-88, and that listing still does not print litres. A score is stars and review count, scaled.
Why is the VEVOR the best-value pick if the star line is 3.9?
The rule is a large star-line sample at a mid price, not the highest stars. The VEVOR is about £102.90 with 3.9 from 3,178 and a stated 66 cm head. The worksky is cheaper at about £94.99 and shows 4.2 from only 17 reviews. The badge does not repair a wheel-size cell of 10 centimetres.
Is the Gardena worth more than £130 when the bag size is missing?
Only if you are paying for the name, the removable bag and 335 reviews, and you can live without a litre figure. At about £136.02 the 03565-88 is the clearer Gardena row on score. You still cannot check it against a 100 litre machine from the listing alone.
Is the worksky best because it is light?
It is the lightest sweeper spec at 7.87 kg, which matters if you lift the empty machine into a shed. The width is printed as 26 inch and as 22 inch, and 17 reviews include a split bag. Light is not the top pick.
What if a UK article says the Handy is best?
That article is about a different product. Handy 66 cm machines about £153 to about £159.99, with about 200 litres, are not in this table. Agri-Fab tow-behind models are not here either. Our grabber at about £18.90 is not a vote against them.
Related pages
Sources
Sources from the research digest, last checked on 23 October 2026. Shelf prices and star lines are from the amazon.co.uk listings in that digest.
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- GOV.UK, outdoor equipment noise (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Consumer Rights Act 2015, section 9 (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- GOV.UK, General Product Safety Regulations 2005 (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Gardena Leaf and Lawn Collector 3565-20 (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Spear & Jackson Leaf Grabber (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- Robert Dyas, The Handy 66 cm sweeper (retrieved 23 October 2026)
- My Green Shed, best leaf sweepers UK 2026 (retrieved 23 October 2026)