Events and activities

Below are events and activities that took place during Invasive Species Week 2024. Jump to:

Images from Invasive Species Week 2023: New Forest Non-native Plants Project, Bristol Zoological Society, Angling Trust, Scottish Invasive Species Initiative

Events

Monday 20th May

NNSS webinar: 13:00-13:45. Introduction to Invasive Species Week. With Professor Helen Roy (UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology). Watch a recording.
Volunteering event: 09:30-15:00. Floating pennywort removal at Stonebridge lock, N17 0XD. Paddle UK, Angling Trust and Canal & River Trust.
Event: All day. Awareness raising pop up stand. Langsett Reservoir, South Yorkshire, S36 4GY. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
Event: All day. Awareness raising pop up stand. Roadford Lake, West Devon. South West Lakes Trust.
Event: Awareness raising stand. Museum of Wales.

Tuesday 21st May

NNSS webinar: 12:00-12:45. Using eDNA to detect invasive non-native species. University of Hull. Watch a recording.
NNSS webinar: 13:00-13:45. INNS surveillance and rapid eradication in Scotland. NatureScot. Watch a recording.
Webinar: 12:00-13:00. Progress towards eradication in Aberdeen; successes to date and challenges ahead. Saving Scotland’s Red Squirrels.
Webinar: from 19:30. A series of talks on conservation detection dogs. Ecology & Detection Dog Britain and Ireland Working Group.
Event: All day. Awareness raising pop up stand. Roadford Lake, West Devon. South West Lakes Trust.
Event: All day. Boardwalk opening at Countess Wear, Exeter. South West Lakes Trust.
Webinar: 19:00-20:00. Lough Erne Landscape Partnership.
Event: INNS and biosecurity day for volunteers. Yorkshire Invasive Species Forum.
Event: Awareness raising stand. Museum of Wales.

Wednesday 22nd May

NNSS webinar: 13:00-13:45. Non-native Species Inspectorate update. With Non-native Species Inspectorate, APHA. Watch a recording.
Event: 10:00-12:00. Rockpool event. St Cuthbert's Island, Lindisfarne.
Event: All day. Awareness raising pop up stand. Adel Dam Nature Reserve and Golden Acre Park, Leeds. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
Event: 12:00-15:00. Awareness raising pop up stand. Lerwick Museum, Shetland.
Talk: from 19:00. What biosecurity is, why it is important, and how people can get involved to help safeguard our seabirds. Islesburgh Centre, Shetland.
Event: All day. Awareness raising pop up stand. Roadford Lake, West Devon. South West Lakes Trust.
Volunteering event: from 10:00. Removing Sour Fig (Hottentot Fig) at Rocquaine, Guernsey. The Guernsey Conservation Volunteers.
Volunteering event: Balsam bash at Millerground, South Cumbria Rivers Trust.
Event: Invasive species survey, Ouse & Adur Rivers Trust.
Event: Awareness raising stand. Museum of Wales.
Webinar: 19:00-20:30. Lough Erne Landscape Partnership.

Thursday 23rd May

NNSS webinar: 15:00-16:00. Invasive non-native species impacts and response on the island of Anguilla. With Anguilla Government and Anguilla National Trust. Watch a recording.
Event: from 09:30. South West Invasive Species Forum. Canalside Conference Centre, Somerset.
Volunteering event: 10:00-14:30. Floating pennywort removal event on the Leeds Liverpool Canal, Plox Brow, Tarleton. Angling Trust, Paddle UK, United Utilities and Canal & River Trust.
Event: All day. Awareness raising pop up stand. Roadford Lake, West Devon. South West Lakes Trust.
Training course: 10:00-12:00. Invasive species surveying. Colne Valley Visitor Centre, Denham.
Event: Awareness raising stand. Museum of Wales.
Event: Volunteer training day. Tophill Low Nature Reserve.
Volunteering event: Himalayan balsam removal on River Teifi, 4 Rivers for LIFE project.

Friday 24th May

NNSS webinar: 13:00-13:45. Supporting local action on invasive non-native species: INNS Mapper and the Floating Pennywort Strategy. With Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and the Environment Agency. Watch a recording.
Volunteering event: 09:30-15:00. Floating pennywort removal at the Fossdyke Navigation & Catchwater Drain, Lincoln, LN1 2BG. Paddle UK, Angling Trust, East Mercia Rivers Trust and Rivercare.
Volunteering event: Balsam bash, Canal & River Trust West Midlands.
Volunteering event: 11:00-13:30. Balsam bash. Oxford Island National Nature Reserve, Lurgan, County Armagh.
Volunteering event: Balsam bash. Aplley Bridge, Wigan.
Event: All day. Awareness raising pop up stand. Roadford Lake, West Devon. South West Lakes Trust.
Event: Awareness raising stand. Museum of Wales.

Saturday 25th May

Event: from 09:00. Pop up awareness raising stand at York Museum Gardens. NNSS.
Event: from 09:00. Pop up awareness raising stand at Leybourne Lakes, Aylesford, Kent. Turtle Talley.
Volunteering event: from 10:00. Removing Sour Fig (Hottentot Fig) at Burton Battery, Albecq, Guernsey. The Guernsey Conservation Volunteers.
Event: All day. Invasive species trail and awareness raising pop up stand. Roadford Lake, West Devon. South West Lakes Trust.
Event: All day. Invasive species trail. Upper Tamar Lake, West Devon. South West Lakes Trust.
Event: 10:30-13:00. Invasive species in Merlin Woods. Galway City Council.
Event: 11:00-17:00 Awareness raising stand, Mountpanther Farm Park, Downpatrick.
Event: Nature Recovery Strategy Session. The Angling Trust.

Sunday 26th May

Volunteering event: 09:30-15:30. Floating pennywort removal at Leaside Trust, E5 9HQ. Paddle UK, Angling Trust and Canal & River Trust.
Volunteering event: Balsam bash. Aplley Bridge, Wigan.
Volunteering event: Himalayan balsam removal., South Devon Nature Trust.
Event: 09:30-15:00. Invasive non-native species tour - learn to identify common terrestrial species. Outwood Nature Trail, Bury, Greater Manchester. Angling Trust.
Event: from 09:00. Pop up awareness raising stand at Tilgate Park, Crawley, Kent. Turtle Talley.
Event: 10:00-15:30. Invasive non-native species event incuding invasive species on display, children's activities and demonstrations. Carsington Water, Derbyshire. Severn Trent.
Event: All day. Invasive species trail and awareness raising pop up stand. Roadford Lake, West Devon. South West Lakes Trust.
Event: All day. Invasive species trail. Upper Tamar Lake, West Devon. South West Lakes Trust.
Event: 11:00-17:00 Awareness raising stand, Mountpanther Farm Park, Downpatrick.

Follow up events

30th May: Volunteering event: 10:00-15:00. Invasive plant removal. Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury. River Thame Conservation Trust.
1st June: Volunteering event: 10:00-15:00. Berkhamsted pennywort paddle and pull. Find out more and register.
6th June: Volunteering event: 10:00-15:00. Invasive plant removal. Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury. River Thame Conservation Trust. Find out more and register.
13th June: Volunteering event: 10:00-15:00. Invasive plant removal. Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury. River Thame Conservation Trust. Find out more and register.
23rd June: Volunteering event: 10:00-15:00. Invasive plant removal. Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury. River Thame Conservation Trust. Find out more and register.
27th June: Volunteering event: 10:00-15:00. Invasive plant removal. Fairford Leys Centre, Aylesbury. River Thame Conservation Trust. Find out more and register.

Other activities

Blogs

Invasive Species Week: threats to our native wildlife. Defra Environment Blog.
See it, Snap it, Report it! Suspected Japanese oyster drill. Cefas
Is eradication of invasive mink now possible? Mammal Society.
How to make landscape scale invasive species control a reality? Collaboration is key! Scottish Invasive Species Initiative.
Securing our natural heritage: investment and innovation. National Trust for Scotland.
How invasive non-native species threaten our woods. Woodland Trust.
CABI's expertise in weed management in the UK. CABI.
Invasive non-native species. The Angling Trust.
Extreme weather is opening the floodgates to nature invaders in the UK. Wildlife Link.
Canal and river invasive species. Canal & River Trust.
How are invasive plants controlled in the UK? Environmental Controls.
Invasive Species Week 2024. South West Lakes Trust.
Tackling invasives: unpicking the definitions. BTO.
The West Highland Way - a natural tour. West Highland Way.
Invasive Species Prevention. RYA.
Alien Invaders. Museum of Wales.
Be vigilant for Asian hornets. Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.
Citizen Scientists play vital role in ongoing investigation to map the spread of non-native shrew. Mammal Society.
Keeping the invaders at bay: how Scotland's foresters are battling invasive non-native species. Forestry and Land Scotland.
A day in the life of a Japanese knotweed expert. Expert Witness Institute.
Loughs Agency urges invasive species action in Foyle and Carlingford catchments. Loughs Agency.
Approaches for assessing invasive non-native species impacts in UK Overseas Territories amid climate change. UK CEH
Stop the spread! Leicestershire County Council
Controlling grey squirrels. BASC
CRISEP: Tackling invasive plants on waterways. Countryside Jobs.
Invasive Species Week Bollin Valley Partnership
Help tackle the invasive Asian hornet. BASC
Asian hornet contingency plan. Scottish Pollinators.
Do you have giant rhubarb in your garden? NatureScot.
Claws for thought: saving North Yorkshire's native crayfish. Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
Invasive non-native deer species in the UK. BASC.
Discover how the Trust is managing invasive species across the region to protect habitats and wildlife. Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
Non-native and cryptogenic species in the Orwell and Stour. APEM Ltd.
New technology to help identify invasive species. Environment Agency.
Rethinking legislation, beyond the lists. Property Care Association.

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