This species of Luzula is found on all types of native grasslands, and cultivated areas such as lawns, golf-course greens and fields.

[1] It flowers between March and June in the northern temperate zone (September to December in the southern hemisphere).

[1]: 987 It prefers an acidic soil, and when considered a weed in cultivated grass such as lawns, its presence can be readily reduced by decreasing acidity, specifically by removing any accumulation of dead grass material.

[5] The native range of Luzula campestris is temperate Europe, extending to North Africa in the south, to the Caucasus in the east and has a northern limit in Scandinavia.

[6] Luzula campestris has been introduced worldwide outside its native range into suitable habitats in the southern hemisphere.