Environmental guidance for your business in Northern Ireland & Scotland
Reporting non-native species
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.
- In Northern Ireland, report non-native invasive species to CEDaR Online Recording
- In Scotland, record your sighting online, using the iRecord website, or by phone, using the SEARS phone line - 08452 302050 (24hrs, 7 days a week)
To report a sighting of a non-native species it is useful to:
- take a photo or provide a detailed description of the species
- identify the location - ideally to the nearest 100 metres
- note the date and roughly how much or how many you saw.
Back to Giant Hogweed, Japanese Knotweed and other invasive species home page
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