Knotweed city

Anna Blyth • Published 2 Sep 2010 12:46

THE most invasive foreign plant in the UK has been found in Ardrossan and poses a potentially dire threat to nearby properties.

Japanese knotweed has been found growing on wasteland at the town’s Pavilion Place - close to the grounds of St Peter-in-Chains Church - and, if it spreads to neighbouring houses, could break through the concrete and pose major structural problems for homeowners.

The land - which has become unsightly and heavily overgrown - is owned by McLaughlin Construction, formerly of Ardrossan, now based in Irvine and is historically important to the town as it looks on to the ruins of Ardrossan Castle.

For the full story see this week's Ardrossan and Saltcoats Herald.

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