{"id":691843,"date":"2026-07-14T21:29:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:29:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/691843\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T21:29:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:29:09","slug":"norfolk-families-warned-against-dangers-of-giant-hogweed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/691843\/","title":{"rendered":"Norfolk families warned against dangers of giant hogweed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The Property Care Association (PCA) is urging parents and children in Norfolk to be cautious around giant hogweed, which can grow up to five metres tall and resembles wild rhubarb.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Contact with the plant can cause blisters (Image: Property Care Association)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  In June and July, it produces large clusters of umbrella-shaped white flower spikes on stems up to five centimetres thick and favours habitats by the side of waterways such as rivers and canals.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Contact with the plant causes a painful skin reaction triggered by sunlight, leading to blisters 24 to 48 hours after exposure.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Under the Invasive Alien Species (Enforcement &amp; Permitting) Order 2019, it is an offence in England and Wales to allow giant hogweed to grow in the wild without a licence or permit.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Daniel Docking is Technical Manager at the PCA (Image: Property Care Association)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The technical manager at the PCA, Daniel Docking, said: &#8220;The distribution and frequency of giant hogweed is increasing, causing significant problems for householders, parents, pet-owners and those responsible for managing public spaces due to the harmful nature of the leaves.&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The PCA advises that while DIY removal is possible, they recommend seeking advice from a specialist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Property Care Association (PCA) is urging parents and children in Norfolk to be cautious around giant hogweed,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":691844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-691843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=691843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/691843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/691844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=691843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=691843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=691843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}