🌳👾 Sending these rhododendrons out of the ancient woodland and straight back to hell. #BiodiversityCrisis
It’s hard to show the size of that rhododendron. I’d say this monster was two single decker buses. This photo is after legend volunteers bashed about half of it. 
People defend rhododendrons because they’re pretty, but look at the difference of the surrounding woodland and the area we are cutting. Biodiversity inside their perimeter is absolutely nothing. Not a sausage. Just rhododendron.
Thankfully the volunteers today went on a mission. We removed two huge piles of bamboo and dug them out. Got two small cherry Laurel and probably 10-15 smaller rhododendrons before this beast.
You plant it in your garden, your nearby countryside gets it all too.
You plant it in your garden, your nearby countryside gets it all too.
With these fast spreading monocultures removed, other species will have a chance to thrive. Species that our native birds and wildlife know how to interact with, use as habitat, or as food.
Rewilding cannot happen if these invasive species are present, they’re mutually exclusive
Rewilding cannot happen if these invasive species are present, they’re mutually exclusive
Generally I don’t want to be breathing this shit in either tbh. I’m pretty annoyed I have to as it’s carcinogenic.
Needs to be got rid off so it doesn’t reroot. The alternatives are spraying/drilling chemicals like glyphosate around the woods and that’s horrendous too.
Needs to be got rid off so it doesn’t reroot. The alternatives are spraying/drilling chemicals like glyphosate around the woods and that’s horrendous too.
If you’ve got Cherry Laurel, Rhododendrons, Bamboo, or any other invasive plants, either dig it out, get a professional to dig it out, or maybe @ProtectEarthUK can help you. Regardless, everyone please go and demand your local garden centre stop selling this crap.
https://twitter.com/philsturgeon/status/1575414311773786113
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