Powered by huge roots which can stretch 9ft deep and towering bamboo-like stems equipped to grow four inches a day, the destructive knotweed species tears through brickwork and concrete.

Japanese knotweed can rapidly spread across a garden and put homeowners at risk of an Anti-Social Behaviour Order (ASBO).

An invasive plant species is spreading across the UK- and one city is dealing with a bigger problem than most. Swansea has had a total of 1,350 confirmed sightings of Japanese knotweed, making it ...

Japanese Knotweed is set to "thrive" this year, with reports of the early growth of the plants across London.

A MAP has revealed the worst areas for Japanese Knotweed invasions in the UK. The dangerous plant has cost taxpayers £286,429 in the last five years as Brits complain about infestations in their ...

10 things that devalue London property, from being too close to Tube stations to Japanese Knotweed What you need to look out for if you’re planning to buy or sell a home in the city ...

From Japanese knotweed to grey squirrel: How one chef is plating up invasive species Japanese knotweed, grey squirrels, and American signal crayfish are just some of the invasive species ...

A firm in Longton, Staffordshire, was so badly hit by a Japanese Knotweed outbreak that removal experts were forced to bury hundreds of tonnes of the shrub in the ground beneath it.

Japanese knotweed, an invasive plant that could destroy your property, has been found to be infesting a number of Sheffield areas, latest figures have revealed.