The control and treatment of noxious weeds is the responsibility of the Highway Authority where they occur on the highway (not on private land).

Noxious weeds include:

• Broad-leaved Dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
• Common Ragwort - (Senecio jacobaea)
• Creeping Thistle (Cirsium arvense)
• Curled Dock (Rumex crispus)
• Giant Hogweed (Heracleum Mantegazzianum)
• Japanese Knotweed (Polygonum cuspidatum)
• Spear Thistle (Cirsium vulgare)

Report-it: To report noxious weeds, please contact Council Connect via the details given at the bottom of this page.

See Also:

DEFRA - Ragwort and injurious weeds (external website) (opens in a new window)

Direct.gov.uk - controlling harmful weeds (external website) (opens in a new window)