Welcome to day two of Invasive Species Week 2025!
Activities and events to raise awareness of invasive non-native species will be held all week across England, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
You may have missed
- Encounters of the Invasive Kind a podcast episode from the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology featuring Professor Helen Roy and Dr Olaf Booy
- The results of a recent horizon scanning exercise to identify future non-native species threats. Yesterday we hosted a webinar to hear about the results, you can watch a recording on our webinar page.
- The first Himalayan balsam pull of the season for the New Forest Non-native Plants Project!
- An Introduction to the Non-native Species Inspectorate: on the Wildlife and Countryside Link blog
Our daily theme
Today’s theme is ‘Check Clean Dry’. We’re asking everyone that spends time on or in the water to check, clean, and dry boats, clothing, footwear and equipment after use to keep them free of invasive non-native species.
Many of you have been involved in promoting Check Clean Dry and we’ve created a new infographic to celebrate some of the highlights of the campaign since it was launched.
Visit our Check Clean Dry webpages for guidance and lots of materials for different groups, including a new page for rowers!
Events today
Today’s webinar takes place at 13:00 with the Angling Trust, British Rowing, Paddle UK and the Royal Yachting Association (RYA) are joining forces to highlight why invasive species are a problem for water users, and how they are working together to help reduce impacts. Find out more and register to join.
Other events taking place today include:
- 10:00-18:00: Kelvin at the Kibble, hosted by Glasgow City Council
- 12:00-14:00: Himalayan balsam blitzing session on the River Dulas near Lampeter, hosted by West Wales Rivers Trust
- 13:00-13:30: Invasive Cherry Laurel and its harmful impact on the Irish landscape, hosted by the Gaelic Woodland Project
Later this week
Our webinar series continues throughout the week:
- Weds 14 May: When species do establish – managing aquatic plant invasions - with the Environment Agency.
- Thurs 15 May: Invasive herpetofauna in the Caribbean UKOTs and wider Caribbean Region - with Natural Selections of South Florida and the Cayman Islands Government.
- Fri 16 May: INNS on the Tees - with Tees Rivers Trust.
View details of all events taking place this week.
Get involved
There’s still plenty of time to get involved if you haven’t already made plans!
Visit www.nonnativespecies.org/invasivespeciesweek for more information. We’re on X at @InvasiveSp and search #INNSweek to follow along with the latest updates. Remember to use the hashtag in your posts to make them easier to find.