Weed Killing
Last updated | 29/11/2011
We carry out weed killing for the following purposes:
- To eliminate weeds on hard areas such as roads and pavements
(including growth around posts and other street furniture) to
prevent damage to the surface.
- To control the growth of noxious weeds in areas of council
responsibility (Common Ragwort, Broad Leaved Dock, Curled Dock,
Creeping Thistle, Spear Thistle, Japanese Knotweed, Giant
Hogweed).
- To eliminate weeds in drainage systems
Total weed killers are used on hard surfaces. These chemicals
are not preventative in nature but only kill existing weed growth.
The law restricts the type of weed killing chemicals that can be
used on safety grounds.
Once sprayed it can take 2-3 weeks for the weeds to die. This
process takes longer in cooler weather.
On verges we will normally carry out spot treatment using selective
weed killers. this ensures that we limit the effects of the weed
killers and do not kill wild flowers unnecessarily.
Ragwort can be a real concern to horse owners and we will act when
we find ragwort on roadside verges. However when there is also a
ragwort problem on the adjacent land, we will ask the owners to
deal with his ragwort at the same time. There is no point in the
Council removing ragwort from the verge, only for it to be
re-infected from the adjacent land.
If you have any enquiries regarding weed killing please contact
us.
