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Application to use herbicides in or near water

Use this form if you plan to use herbicides to control weeds in water or on the banks next to a waterbody or watercourse.

How to stop Japanese knotweed from spreading
- Detailed guide
- 17 February 2023
- Environment Agency, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and Natural England
Invasive non-native (alien) plant species: rules in England and Wales
- Detailed guide
- 18 November 2024
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Animal and Plant Health Agency
How to stop invasive non-native plants from spreading
- Detailed guide
- 2 February 2022
- Natural England, Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, and Environment Agency
Stop ragwort and other harmful weeds from spreading
- Detailed guide
- 29 July 2019
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Natural England
Protected plants, fungi and lichens: advice for making planning decisions
- Detailed guide
- 25 October 2023
- Natural England

Plant biosecurity strategy for Great Britain (2023 to 2028)
- 9 January 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Forestry Commission, The Scottish Government, and Welsh Government
- Policy paper

Plant health research and development plan (2023 to 2028)
- 18 May 2023
- Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Corporate report