An alert has been sent out on the "exploding" Himalayan balsam plant, which can damage the environment and spread swiftly throughout the country. Himalayan balsam has the unique nickname of ...

An appeal has been made for volunteers to help clear Himalayan Balsam from a site owned by the Woodland Trust. The plant is considered an invasive species in the UK and has taken hold across the ...

A TYPE of weed which destroys other plants is on the rise – but anyone planting it faces a £5,000 fine or even two years in prison. The pest named Himalayan balsam is invading – and experts warn it ...

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Graham Roberts (left) leads the team of "balsam bashers" on the River Lim "We got to the field and it was just a sea of pink," said retired conservationist Graham Roberts, who is waging a war on ...

THE hot humid weather may be a bit wearing for some of us but one plant, the Himalayan balsam, seems to have thrived and has grown in many areas with alarming vigour. Himalayan balsam is the tall, ...

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