"Andy Clews" wrote in message
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Thus spake flake unto the assembled multitudes:
I have himalayan balsam in the garden and now understand it's a
notifiable
weed.

This is growing prolifically (but localised) along the banks of a stream
in
an area of woodland near me. Does this mean I need to notify my local
authority of its existence?



I don't believe you are under any compulsion to do so. If it's your land,
try and get rid of the weed. If it's not your land, there's no harm ringing
the council, I suppose.