INVASIVE NON-NATIVE SPECIES REPORT and CONTROL STRATEGY for Riparian plants YORKSHIRE DERWENT CATCHMENT November 2019 Original Author: Matt Cross 2017 Revised by Vanessa Barlow 2019 Yorkshire Wildlife Trust 1 St. George’s Place York YO24 1GN Tel: 01904 659570 Email:
[email protected] www.ywt.org.uk Yorkshire Wildlife Trust is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England Number 409650 Registered Charity Number 210807 ©Yorkshire Wildlife Trust 2019 All rights reserved INNS Report and Control Strategy Table of Contents Overview of work 2019/20 .................................................................................................................... 5 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 5 1.1 The Yorkshire Derwent Catchment ................................................................................................. 5 1.2 River Derwent SSSI .......................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Invasive Non-Native Species (INNS) ................................................................................................ 6 1.3.1 INNS Legislation ........................................................................................................................ 7 2 INNS status in the Yorkshire Derwent Catchment ......................................................................... 9 3 Determining Priorities ..............................................................................................................