Invasive non-native wetland plants
How can we eradicate them at the catchment scale?
Catherine Chatters
New Forest Non-Native Plants Project
The Invasive Non-Native Species FrameworkStrategy forGreat Britain
Partnership working
Giant hogweed
Landowners and Managers
RiverChampion
Himalayan balsam
Landowners and Managers – Fishing Clubs
River Champions
Summary• Time needed to identify
owners • Identify plant locations• Sense of responsibility• Trust• Get everyone ‘on board’• Upstream – downstream• Co-ordination• Enthusiasm• Sustained contact• Long-term relationships• River ‘champions’• Awareness raising• Partnership working
Acknowledgements
• Great Britain Non-Native Species Secretariat
• Middle of the Road Photography
• Peter Llewellyn
• Trevor Renals
• RPS Group
Any questions?