🚀 go-pugleaf

I seem to have lost the beginning of this thread in uk.environment.
conservation so forgive me for starting over again.

I have seen a hell of a lot of ragwort this year. It seems to be all
over Norfolk and the Vale of York, both arable areas, of course. I
thought 'hang on, this can't be right' so it is interesting to hear that
someone else thinks so too. What does anyone else think?

Also, I have a message from a gentlemen in Cornwall who has
found a poster in his post office to the effect that five species of
weeds must be destroyed if you have them on your land. The list
includes ragwort but not giant hogweed. 

Does the Weed Act still apply? 
Does anyone know the legal position regarding weeds? 
Is honey made from ragwort poisonous, particularly to children?
My Cornish correspondent is concerned because already the
local churchyard has been sprayed, to the detriment of other
species.

All information gratefully appreciated.

Regards,
David Brear

The Wild Flower Page
http://www.wharfe.demon.co.uk/wildflwr.htm
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