Authorities have acted swiftly after discovering a hazardous plant growing in parts of Sunderland.
The council received reports of Heracleum mantegazzianum growing at the King George V Playing Fields, Ryhope from concerned members of the public, and have subsequently began treating the affected locations.
More commonly known as 'giant hogweed', the common plant is hazardous to those who come into contact with it and can cause blisters and third degree burns in the worst cases.
