Sunday, 22 June 2025

#458: Hitching a ride

A story in the news recently about the rise in species which are finding their way into the UK, not through illegal trade and smuggling but by hitching a ride in plants.

This was also featured on a recent issue of Countryfile.

The rise of invasive species is an area which may or may not form part of the final specification.

This article suggests the problems.

Image: Alan Parkinson, shared on Flickr under CC license

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