Environmental guidance for your business in Northern Ireland & Scotland
You do not need to notify anyone about any plant species. However you can support the efforts being made to map the extent of invasions by reporting non-native species.
To report a sighting of a non-native species it is useful to:
Your legal responsibilities in Northern Ireland
Your legal responsibilities in Scotland
Reporting non-native species
Handling and working with invasive plants
Spraying invasive plants with herbicide
Cutting and burning invasive plants
Burying invasive plant material on site
Disposing of invasive plants and contaminated soils off-site
Groundwater in Northern Ireland, DAERA have produced a leaflet to raise awareness about this untapped resource
EU Exit, EU Exit useful information
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