Eradicating Giant Hogweed from Dunblane : Spraying Again!


As of 25 April, most Giant Hogweed in Dunblane has been sprayed again.

The area sprayed starts at the bridge near Riverview and runs up to the end of the lower playing pitch in the Laighhills; along the length of the path to Ashfield starting at the Ramoyle end running behind the Cala estate. Various other small patches in the general area have also been sprayed. It will take at least 2 weeks before the plants start to go yellow. Spraying will start again in mid May.

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Some Giant Hogweeds have been ‘bashed’ in an attempt to kill them off. Please DO NOT do this. It is dangerous and it DOES NOT kill the plant which just comes back again next year. So please NO BASHING any plants you see growing. You can email me via the Community Council contact on this website if you think any have been missed but please wait at least 2 weeks.

You might well ask about the large infestations on the west of the Allan Water from Ashfield down to Dunblane and about the large patch in the Laighhills that is along the path that follows the river from the lower football pitch. Contractors have been appointed by Forth Fisheries so hopefully all these areas will be sprayed soon.  

The other area is the railway track; Network Rail did some minimal spraying last year north of Dunblane, they did a miserable job and I hope they will take their responsibilities more seriously this year.

There will be a further update in Mid May.

Terence O’Byrne (Community Council)

 
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