About 850,000 square metres of the invasive Japanese Knotweed has been recorded in Caerphilly County Borough.
The plant has been classed as an invasive plant species and can cause untold problems for householders if it takes root near them.
Caerphilly County Borough Council has announced it is leading a partnership of other councils in the Valleys areas to treat Japanese Knotweed.
To date around, around 380,000 square metres of the plant has been treated with a glyphosphate-based spray on over 900 sites within the county borough.
The control of the plant, as well as other invasive plant species in the area has been helped by training courses for staff and an army of 65 volunteers.
Pat Mears, head of regeneration and planning at Caerphilly County Borough Council, said: “It is very common for the plant species Japanese Knotweed to have massively damaging effects to buildings and landscaping in our area.
“The Managing Invasive Plants Project implemented in the Heads of the Valleys area has proven itself as an effective initiative which can be rolled out across Wales and even wider.”
The project is largely funded by the Heads of the Valleys Programme with additional support from Caerphilly County Borough Council.
Sirs,
There is a proliferation of Japanese Knotweed within the town of Abercarn. It is springing up at The Distillery Park, adjacent St Luke's Surgery and St Luke's Church, along the road sides of the towns by-pass and along the side the River Ebbw. Who is responsible for its removal and disposal?