In article ,
"Steve" writes:
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| It grows at a prolific rate and has large leaves and tendrils which wrap
| around anything nearby. It also mildly irritates the skin if you handle
| them. As far as I recall from last year it dies away later in the year and
| bears berries.
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| What is it likely to be (I can post a link to a photo if you like), and more
| importantly what is the best way to get rid of this nuisance? Previous posts
| about climbers seem to just say keep pulling them up.

Please do. If it merely dies back to the stems, and not back to
the roots, and the leaves go reddish in autumn, then it might be
a vine - e.g. Vitis coignetae - in which case you might prefer to
keep it rather than the ivy!


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.