An appeal has been made for volunteers to help clear Himalayan Balsam from a site owned by the Woodland Trust. The plant is considered an invasive species in the UK and has taken hold across the ...

The Friends of Brislington Brook said they were targeting the Himalayan Balsam thriving in St ... said the species can easily grow out of control because each plant can produce up to 2,500 seeds.

Himalayan balsam (Image: Ben Neenan ... "It is vital that we control the spread of non-native invasive plants on our reserves in order to give precious and often vulnerable native species the ...