Have taken over property that has about 60 yards of 45 degree banking covered in ivy, which is fine as ground cover goes, but it has been left to run riot for several years, pushed over and grown through boundary chainlink fence at top of bank.

Also currently have `evergreen` mountain ash and silver birch on the banking because the ivy has climbed up it uncontrolled for , er, some time.

Have cut through vines at base of trees but would like to arrest the spread across an old roadway where it appears to be a mature covering a few inches deep.

Guess there is no alternative but manual removal in large, but what chemical attack might start the process off or at least deter continued spread?

Thanks!