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Innovation & Promotion - INNS control Rob Dewar NTS Nature Conservation Advisor Working with the community Despite successful control work on the NTS wider estate seed sources remain within community gardens. We liaise with the community

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Innovation & Promotion - INNS control

Rob Dewar NTS Nature Conservation Advisor

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Working with the community

Despite successful control work on the NTS wider estate seed sources remain within community gardens. We liaise with the community through open days and a news bulletin to invite locals to work with us in controlling the invasive rhododendron.

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Garden plant swap scheme

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Awareness raising

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Using a range of media to raise awareness

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A conservation message through the product

Mature rhododendron stumps have been utilised to produce ‘eco - charcoal’. An innovative way of raising awareness through the product.

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Summary points

Using the full range of control techniques provides a ‘tool kit

methodology’ for best efficiency in a given situation.

Lever and mulch techniques can be more popular with community.
Stem treatment is targeted, eliminates collateral damage, but is under

utilised.

Opportunities for instating INNS control within existing management

systems e.g. DMP

Partnership working is key to strategic control programmes.
Communication is important for gaining local support for INNS control.
Positive language is important - “ecosystem restoration” is better than

“alien species "or “rhody bashing.”

Having the community working with you helps enormously and

‘community empowerment’ could be a longer term objective.