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Invasive weeds: Guidance for the control of invasive weeds in or near fresh water
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Environment Agency document covering invasive weeds including japanese knotweed, giant hogweed, himalayan balsam, australian swamp stonecrop, parrots feather and floating pennywort. Includes legislation, weed control, health and safety, disposal and monitoring. Also provided is a brief information sheet on Giant Hogweed and a summary of the main guide. Environment Agency, August 2003.
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Ragwort - Code of Practice on How to Prevent the Spread of Ragwort (PB9840)
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This DEFRA Code of Practice aims to significantly reduce the risk that livestock might be poisoned by Ragwort. The Code provides comprehensive guidance on when, where and how
to control ragwort. It is intended for use by all landowners and occupiers. September 2004. PB9840
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Ragwort - Towards a Management Strategy
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The following Information Note has been prepared by English Nature to help inform the debate as to the policy that should be adopted for a common ragwort Senecio jacobaea management strategy in the UK. English Nature, June 2003.
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Weeds - Guidance note on the methods that can be used to control harmful weeds (PB7190)
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Primary responsibility for weeds control rests with the occupier of the land on which the weeds are growing. However, under the Weeds Act 1959 Defra can take action where there is a risk of injurious weeds spreading from neighbouring land. This guidance note provides advice on the weeds covered by the Act. Defra, PB7190, 2002.
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Weeds - Identification of Injurious Weeds (PB4192)
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This is a leaflet published by DEFRA (as MAFF) providing information on weeds which are harmful or injurous to humans or animals e.g. common ragwort, creeping and spear thistles & broad-leaved and curled docks. Defra, PB4192, 1999.
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Weeds - Preventing the Spread of Harmful Weeds (PB7189)
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This Defra document provides guidance on the steps you can take to control the growth of such weeds and to help prevent their spread. It also explains the role Defra and others play in relation to the control of those weeds covered by the provisions of the Weeds Act 1959. Defra, PB7189, 2003.
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Weeds Act
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