Balsam Bashing

Balsam bashing snowdonia

Balsam Bashing

Booking essential, Free transport from Bangor and Caernarfon

Himalayan balsam is an aggressive, non-native plant. Dense stands suffocate other plants, pushing out native plant communities, and when it dies back in winter it leaves bare river banks which are more vulnerable to erosion. We have been working with the SNPA over recent years on a very successful program of control for this plant, which has resulted in previously infested sites now clear of balsam. We will be hand pulling this easily dislodged plant and targeting tributaries that feed into Bala Lake.

Contact Owain to register:
owain@snowdonia-society.org.uk
01286 685498

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