Case Studies

Bamboo rhizome being pulled up from beneath a patio

Knutsford, Cheshire

We were instructed to carry out this bamboo removal as our clients had an extensive bamboo problem covering a significant portion of their garden.

Giant Hogweed growing by a river

Former Airfield, Essex

Environet has been commissioned to monitor and treat a number of invasive species across this site. One in particular that stands out due to its coverage (both in seed dispersal and media stories) is Giant Hogweed.

Full excavation of bamboo using a machine at the University of Bedfordshire

University of Bedfordshire, Bedford

Environet were instructed by the University of Bedfordshire to survey for Bamboo across their sports field and neighbouring properties where encroachment had taken place, and then to provide our recommendations through a Bamboo Management Plan.

close up on bamboo roots

Bamboo removal Earley, Reading

Our client Angela Francis, who lives in Earley near Reading, was mis-sold a species of bamboo by her local nursery when she planted an ornamental garden a few years ago, as reported by the Reading Chronicle.

Japanese knotweed growing out of control on a residential site in Bolton

Resi-Dig-Out™, Bolton

Upon finding out at the start of July that a large bush within his garden was Japanese knotweed, our client instructed Environet to survey the property.

bamboo beneath floor

The worst case of property damage by bamboo we’ve ever seen

A serious case of bamboo encroachment, reported in The Daily Mail and on BBC Radio 4 this week, has resulted in a Hampshire customer’s entire ground floor being dug up and hundreds of metres of bamboo runners excavated from beneath the property, after the plant emerged through the floor in the living room, study, hall and kitchen.

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