There is an act of parliament called the Ragwort Control Act 2003. You should simply contact DEFRA and they will do the rest. It is a notfiable weed. Land owners are pretty good at controlling it, the Local Authority not!
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Originally Posted by judith[_2_]
Have others noticed how much Ragwort there is about this year?
I have noticed loads of it round Leeds and Manchester on the motorway
verges.
I think it's time an enforcement notice was served !!
http://www.dgsgardening.btinternet.co.uk/ragwortflr.JPG
Ragwort
Injurious Weeds and The Weeds Act 1959
Ragwort is one of five injurious weeds covered by the provisions of
The Weeds Act 1959. Ragwort is poisonous to horses, ponies, donkeys
and other livestock, and causes liver damage, which can have
potentially fatal consequences. Under the Weeds Act 1959, the
Secretary of State may serve an enforcement notice on the occupier of
land on which injurious weeds are growing, requiring the occupier to
take action to prevent the spread of injurious weeds.
http://www.defra.gov.uk/rural/horses/topics/ragwort.htm |