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How to stop harmful weeds spreading onto land used for grazing livestock or growing crops, how to dispose of them and how to report them if they’ve spread.
How landowners and occupiers can assess the threat of ragwort on their land and control it.
Use this form between 1 April and 30 September to complain about an infestation of injurious weeds where there is a risk those weeds will spread to your land.
This leaflet has been produced to assist in the identification of injurious weeds as prescribed in the Weeds Act 1959.
Assertion that "Humans may be at risk from ragwort poisoning through direct contact (e.g. hand pulling)...".
Complaints about ragwort on Highways England's road network
Response to a request for information regarding the cost of controlling Ragwort annually.
This note provides guidance on the methods which can be used to control the five injurious (harmful) weeds specified in the Weeds Act 1959.
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