Bristol has been named the region’s hotspot for the UK’s most aggressive and destructive plan, Japanese knotweed. According to new YouGov research commissioned by Environet, Bristol has been plagued with 477 infestations within a 4km radius.
The survey of over 2,000 British adults also found that approximately 5 per cent of homes in the South West are affected by knotweed, either directly or indirectly (i.e., neighbouring an affected property).
Bristol is by far the worst hotspot in the region and one of the worst in the UK, with 477 infestations within a 4km radius, followed by Bath (78 infestations within a 4km radius), Camborne in Cornwall (54) and Plymouth (40), according to Environet’s live Japanese knotweed heatmap, Exposed.
