Harmful (injurious) weeds and invasive non-native species

Guidance and services

• Be Plant Wise: invasive plants in the wild
  How to protect wildlife, waterways and the environment from invasive plants.
• Common ragwort: information poster
  Brief advice on controlling common ragwort where it poses a risk to grazing animals.
• Control injurious (harmful) weeds
  Landowners and occupiers are responsible for preventing the spread of 5 injurious weeds so they do not cause injury.
• Giant hogweed: controlling it on your land
  How to identify, control and dispose of giant hogweed.
• Himalayan balsam: controlling it on your land
  How to identify, control and dispose of Himalayan balsam.
• Invasive aquatic species: guidance for anglers
  Advice to stop the spread of invasive aquatic species on equipment and clothing.
• Access courses about invasive non-native species
  Online courses with advice about identifying species and biosecurity.
• Japanese knotweed: controlling it on your land
  How to identify, control and dispose of Japanese knotweed.
• Invasive aquatic species: advice for pond owners
  How pond owners can help prevent the spread of invasive aquatic plants.
• Invasive Non-Native Species Group
  Provides expert advice on how to minimise the risks posed by invasive non-native species.
• Code of practice for species control provisions
  The process we follow to control or eradicate particular invasive non-native plants or animals.
• Invasive aquatic species: guidance for boaters
  Advice to stop the spread of invasive aquatic species on water sports equipment and clothing.
• Japanese knotweed: construction and landscape contracts
  Guidance for landowners on including Japanese Knotweed control in construction and landscape contracts.
• Invasive aquatic species: stop the spread poster
  Advice to stop the spread of invasive aquatic species on water sports equipment and clothing.
• Common ragwort: code of practice
  Owners and occupiers of land should control ragwort where there is a risk of injury to livestock.
• Japanese knotweed: advice for community and voluntary groups
  How to stop the spread of Japanese knotweed on land you manage.
• Invasive aquatic species: priority marine species
  Categorises species as high, medium or low risk and explains their impact.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• Invasive non-native species strategy
  Policy and strategy
  How we plan to minimise the risks posed by invasive non-native species.