Japanese Knotweed Removal Experts


Eco Landscapes are experts in the eradication of Japanese Knotweed and Japanese Knotweed removal

Japanese Knotweed is the most invasive plant in Britain today. Japanese Knotweed grows super-fast at a rate of up to 10cm in one day. The weed can reach three metres in height. But this is only half the story, the real problem is underground, roots can extend three metres down and seven metres in all directions. Japanese Knotweed can literal suffocate all other flora and fauna.

Eco Landscapes Japanese Knotweed Eradication experts get to the root of the problem, literally. We will use a variety of methods to ensure the removal of all traces of the weed. Grounds can then be relandscaped and planted.

If you have a Japanese Knotweed invasion problem contact our experts for the right advice and service.

Japanese Knotweed is so invasive that legislation has been put in place to control the problem:

  • It is an offence to plant or cause Japanese knotweed to spread in the wild under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and all waste containing Japanese knotweed comes under the control of Part II of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
  • Anyone convicted of an offence under Section 14 of the WCA 1981 may face a fine of £5,000 and/or 6 months imprisonment, or 2 years and/or an unlimited fine on indictment.
  • The Environmental Protection Act 1990 (EPA 1990) contains a number of legal provisions concerning "controlled waste", which are set out in Part II. Any Japanese knotweed contaminated soil or plant material that you discard, intend to discard or are required to discard is likely to be classified as controlled waste.
  • It is not an offence to have Japanese knotweed on your land and it is not a notifiable weed. Allowing Japanese knotweed to grow onto other peoples property may be regarded as a private nuisance under common law, but this would be a civil matter. You can be sued under common laws for costs and damages if you allow the spread of Japanese Knotweed from your property.

The Japanese Knotweed Code of Practice