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Focus on ponds in National Invasive Species Week National Invasive Species Week kicks off next week (24thMay). The annual event will be largely virtual this year, with a series of seminars and webinars hosted across the UK to raise awareness of invasive species and how everyone can help prevent their spread. Thursday, 20th May 2021, 12:00 am Non-native invasive species such as American Skunk Cabbage and Canadian Pondweed should be carefully removed from ponds. Photo courtesy of Ian Talboys, RSPB. While there’s a growing awareness around the most common invasive species on the River Dee, such as Giant Hogweed and Himalayan Balsam, much less is known about the non-native species to be found lurking in many a pond across the catchment, as Environment Planner for Aberdeenshire Council, Judith Cox, explains:

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