Invasive Species Series: Oak Processionary Moth

Invasive Species Series: Oak Processionary Moth

For the next blog in our invasive species series we are moving from flora to fauna – the oak processionary moth (Thaumetopoea processionea). While there is no current legislation concerning this species, the GB Non-Native Species Secretariat nonetheless name it...
Invasive Species Series: Giant Hogweed

Invasive Species Series: Giant Hogweed

The second in our invasive species series, we turn this month to Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum). Listed on Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Ace 1981 (as amended), it is an offence to plant or cause to grow, or to allow this species to spread to the...