GB non-native species secretariat

Home >
Non-native Species

Welcome to the GB non-native species secretariat website

First published in 2008 and updated in 2015 the GB Invasive Non-native Species Strategy was developed to meet the challenge posed by invasive non-native species in Great Britain. This website provides tools and information for those working to support the strategy.

Be plant wise and don't dump aquatic plants in the wild

Stop the spread of invasive aquatic species

Scrubbing brush used to clean wellington boot

Find more biosecurity guidance

Graphic - Map of Great Britain in a solid block colour (green)

Projects Database

Recording non-native species

Icon - green coloured ladybird

Search for information on a non-native species

Help protect the environment and activities you enjoy

Help protect the environment and activities you enjoy

Carpet Sea-squirt - Didemnum vexillum

Species alerts!

News (archived news)

New Environment Agency Invasive Species newsletter
25 July 2019
Consultation on management measures for widely spread Invasive Alien Species (IAS) in England and Wales
18 July 2019
New issue of the Non-native Species Newsletter
11 July 2019
PlantAlert: reporting potentially invasive ornamental plants from gardens
11 July 2019
Final invasive species session of the Environmental Audit Committee
10 July 2019
New edition of Island Resoration News: Gough and Henderson available now
10 July 2019
New book on invasive species in Britain
10 July 2019
Asian hornet identified in south Hampshire
04 July 2019

Twitter

Events (archived events)

Invasive non-native alert species workshop
12 September 2019
Invasive non-native alert species workshop
19 September 2019
International conference on urban pests
29 June 2020

Thin strip of image show tree trunk and bark

©GB Non-native species secretariat 2019 | Disclaimer | webmaster