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Hi Phil
No, it's not a problem to mow. Just avoid mowing if the surface is too wet and whilst there's frost, as you say.
A blustery afternoon after strong drying wind and some sunshine is ideal and of course, don't mow too short - my rule of thumb was always 50% topping if lawn is really shaggy or 30% topping if the grass is already quite short.
If you really have to do it then make sure a frost is not on the cards for the next day or 2 , and only take a very small amount off the grass ...
On mild dryish days Im cutting 1-3 lawns a week In west yorkshire still - Im very surprised but some of the sheltered south facing lawns are still growing enough to need cutting. Mild winter for you!
Set the level high and top off, just even the appearance, not too short.
Brush with a besom first, gets any moisture off and disperses worm casts.Otherwise, go ahead if it's more than 1.5 inches long.
I was using the mower today, laregly to clear up a lot of tiny twigs but also to hold back the bit of growth the 2 lawns have had since the main mowing stopped. Don't feel silly or worry about it, it's a perfectly legitimate job where it's called for and the lawn is dryish.