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Non-native species information portal

Annual workshop

Since 2010 the NNSS has organised an annual workshop for Local Action Groups (LAGs). The workshop brings together LAG volunteers and staff from across Britain to:

  • share good practice and discuss common issues
  • hear updates from the NNSS, and other invited speakers, on national level initiatives and relevant changes in legislation
  • provide an opportunity for LAGs to communicate directly with higher-level decision makers

A large group of people standing in front of a brick building smiling at the camera

Participants at the most recent Local Action Group Workshop (January 2024) 

Upcoming workshops

The next Local Action Groups Workshop will be held on 4-5 February 2025 in Leamington Spa.
Please contact Linda Raine for further information.

Previous workshops

Local Action Groups Workshop 2024

2024 LAG Workshop Proceedings

Presentations 

  • Welcome and update (Niall Moore, NNSS)
  • Defra update (Gaby Wyer, Defra)
  • LAG Coordinator update (Ben Francis, APHA)
  • A vision for the future (Trevor Renals, Environment Agency)
  • Non-native species Inspectorate update (Emma Brand, APHA)
  • Aquatic Water Quality award (Neil Green, Bristol Zoo)
  • CRISEP project update (Charles Hughes, Canal & River Trust)
  • Floating Pennywort management (Jake Crone, British Canoeing and Ian Doyle, Angling Trust)
  • Group marine biosecurity plan (Lisa Reilly, Peel Ports)
  • The mess that is Myriophyllum (Mark Spencer, London Invasive Species Initiative)
  • South West Lakes Trust update (Laura Dee, South West Lakes Trust)
  • Eradicating Muskrat, Coypu and Mink from Great Britain (Simon Baker, Water Recovery Trust)
  • Living labs for invasive species management - a proposal (Katharina Dehnen-Schmutz, Coventry University)
  • Update on comm's and engagement (Lucy Cornwell, GB Non-native Species Secretariat)
  • Update on biocontrol initiatives for Great Britain (Suzy Wood, CABI)
    INNS Mapper (Alex Green, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust)
  • Tackling invasive species in Wiltshire's rivers (Oonagh French, Wiltshire Wildlife Trust)
  • The Sheffield rivers invasive species management project (Chris Lucas, River Stewardship Co/Riverlution)

Earlier workshops