Injurious weeds and invasive non-native species

Guidance and services

• Be Plant Wise: invasive plants in the wild
• Code of practice for species control provisions
• Control of injurious weeds
• Invasive aquatic species: advice for pond owners
• Invasive aquatic species: guidance for anglers
• Invasive aquatic species: guidance for boaters
• Invasive aquatic species: priority marine species
• Invasive aquatic species: guidance for water users
• Access courses about invasive non-native species
• Invasive Non-Native Species Group
• Report sightings of invasive non-native species
• Giant hogweed: public information on controlling invasive species
• Himalayan balsam: public information on controlling invasive species
• Japanese knotweed: public information on controlling invasive species
• Japanese knotweed: construction and landscape contracts
• Japanese knotweed: advice for community and voluntary groups
• Yellow-legged hornet: what to look out for
• Yellow-legged hornet
• Species control provisions (agreements or orders)
• Injurious weeds: complaint form

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

• Common ragwort: code of practice (NWSI 2026 No. 54)
  Legislation
• Invasive non-native species strategy
  Policy and strategy

Organisations

• Invasive Non-Native Species Group
  Advisory body