Landscape and Biodiversity Management Strategy - Runnymede ...

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Landscape Management Plan
APPENDIX A
General Management Guidance
Injurious Weeds
Under the Weeds Act 1959 an occupier of land is required to take action to prevent the
spread of the following weeds:
• Spear thistle (Cirsium vulgare)
• Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense)
• Curled dock (Rumex crispus)
• Broad-leaved dock (Rumex obtusifolius)
• Common ragwort (Senecio jacobea)
Under section 14 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 it is an offence to plant or
otherwise cause to grow in the wild the following plants:
• Giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum).
• Japanese knotweed (Reynoutria japonica).
Section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 provides local authorities with
powers to serve notices on owners or occupiers of land to control weeds that may be
harming the amenity of the surrounding area.
Management and maintenance of the site will include ongoing monitoring for the
presence of injurious weeds and measures will be implemented for the treatment of the
species listed above.
Protected Species
Particular regard will be paid to the need to avoid disturbance of nesting birds during the
bird nesting season. Management operations likely to cause disturbance will not be
carried out between end February and end July.