Scottish Native Woods is managing a project to reduce the presence of invasive non-native plants in Glenurquhart, Highland. In particular, Urquhart Bay Woods SSSI harbours significant colonies of Japanese knotweed, Himalayan balsam and White butterbur. Knotweed and butterbur are perennials best tackled by spraying, but balsam is an annual. We are aiming to prevent it from flowering and setting seed this summer. We hope to eradicate it from the catchment by 2011.
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