There are many types of non - native invasive weeds that are now growing and spreading across the U.K. On this page you will find some useful information that may answer your queries.

Whose responsibility are the invasive weeds?

Responsibility for dealing with invasive weeds rests with individual landowners. Strategic, widespread control is currently not the sole responsibility of any statutory organisation. The Environment Agency may seek to control specific invasive weeds on land that it owns or flood defence structures that it maintains. Control efforts by individuals can help reduce the spread of invasive non-native species and are most successful if carried out as a catchment wide co-ordinated strategy with collaboration of all relevant parties. Control often needs to be repeated year after year.

What should i do if i find these weeds growing?

On the right hand side of this page there are two links, one is for DEFRA and contains information on control of Ragwort. The other is for a booklet created by the Environment agency that contains comprehensive information on Japanese Knotweed, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan Balsm, Australian Swamp Stonecrop, Parrots feather, Floating Pennywort and Creeping water primrose.