Himalyan balsam 'bashers' needed to tackle plant's Cumbria spread (www.bbc.co.uk)

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A conservation group is urging people to lend a hand tackling one of the country's most invasive non-native plants.

Himalayan balsam, recognisable by its pink bonnet-shaped flowers and thin stems, is a common sight along waterways.

West Cumbria Rivers Trust (WCRT) is encouraging communities to form "balsam bashing" teams to help remove it because it outcompetes native plants, reduces biodiversity and leaves riverbanks bare in winter when it dies back.

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