Rhododendron ponticum is increasingly recognised as a major threat to woodlands, especially in the west of Scotland, where the conditions are perfect for this invasive evergreen to take over native woodlands. It is such a succesful weed that it has caught the attention of the BBC, who are making a film on weeds.
A crew from Blast! Pictures were in Cowal capturing some footage as some of the crew from Kilfinan Community Forest Company get warmed up for the task of removing the ponticum from their forest. Here's some of both crews working away
Chris Collins, who is presenting the programme & KCFC's David Blair talk about some of the problems associated with having ponticum in your forest.
Chris was up for having a go at tackling the ponticum himself: here's David showing him the ropes.The programme goes out on BBC4 in June.
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