Where are the weeds?

Below are maps that show the location of Japanese Knotweed, Himalayan Balsam and Giant Hogweed in Bristol. Click on the maps to see a larger image. There are many gaps in our data as the information that we currently have is limited to only a couple of completed surveys that we are aware of.

Himalayan Balsam
Distribution in Bristol

Japanese Knotweed
Distribution in Bristol

Giant Hogweed
Distribution in Bristol

Would you like to help fill in the data gaps by completing a survey in an area not yet covered? We are not just interested in bristol, but the whole of the former county of Avon. If so please read our How to get involved page and then contact us.

Report a weed:

Do you know where there are weeds that you don't think we are aware of? If so then please fill in the form below to let us know where they are. We are also interested in seeing photos that you may have of weeds. Please e-mail them to us via the contacts page.

Please use the following form to submit individual records, filling in as many boxes as you possibly can.

PLEASE FILL IN ALL REQUIRED FIELDS CAREFULLY. We may need to contact you to verify the record, and we cannot enter records onto our database without the required details.

PLEASE PROVIDE A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE LOCATION. Without this the record is useless to us as we will not be able to enter it onto a database or plot it on a map. Try to provide a grid reference, but if this is not possible, then try to provide a street or road name near to where you recorded the species.

In compliance with the Data Protection Act, we do not pass names and e-mail addresses onto third parties.

Species name (What did you see?) (REQUIRED) :
Locality (Where exactly did you see it?) (REQUIRED) :
Grid reference:
Date (DD/MM/YY) (When did you see it?) (REQUIRED) :
Number recorded (How many did you see?):
Your name (REQUIRED) :
VALID E-mail address (REQUIRED) :
Further Information (Please tell us which features you used to identify the record):

Please tick any relevant boxes:

Field Record
Dead
In Or Underwater
In Flower
In Fruit/Seed

By clicking send, I agree to the records I submit being used by the Avon Invasive Weed Forum and Bristol Regional Environmental Records Centre in accordance with its role as a Local Records Centre.

Are you sure that the weed you are about to report is one of the NNIWs we are looking for? Please see the Info page for guidance on what to look for.