Send a picture and we tell you what it is, for nothing.
Free photo ID check · Mon–Fri 8am–6pm, Sat mornings
Many garden plants pass for knotweed, including bindweed, dogwood and Himalayan balsam. Before you spend anything, send us a clear shot of a leaf, a length of stem and ideally the whole plant. If it is something else, we say so and that ends it. If it is knotweed, or the photo is not clear enough, we can arrange a visit.
Take one close picture of a single leaf, one of a length of stem showing a joint, and one wide shot of the whole plant with something familiar beside it for scale, such as a spade or a fence post. Good daylight helps more than a better phone. In winter, photograph a dead cane cut or broken open to show the hollow centre.
We reply with what we think the plant is and how sure we are. Often it is a harmless look-alike and you can stop there. If it is knotweed we explain what a survey would involve and what it costs, and you decide whether to go ahead. Nothing is added to the reply but the facts.
Sometimes a plant is half hidden, cut back or covered in other growth, and a picture cannot settle it. In those cases we suggest a short visit rather than guessing.
One leaf and a length of stem will do. Use the contact form or message us. No cost.
If it is knotweed we come out, measure the stand and record what is near it.
Treatment over several seasons, or excavation when the calendar will not wait.
A written plan for you and your lender, plus return visits until nothing regrows.
Every job starts with a free photo check. If a visit is needed, you get a written quote before any work starts — no obligation, no surprises.
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Knotweed survey A site visit to confirm the plant and map the stand. Knotweed plan for mortgages and sales The management plan lenders and buyers ask to see. 
Knotweed from next door A dated record of where it is and which way it is heading. Knotweed spraying programme Herbicide treatment across several seasons, with return visits. Knotweed excavation Digging out the stand and its roots in a matter of days. Knotweed root barrier Upright membrane that stops roots crossing a line. 
Knotweed on building plots Surveys and removal for St Helens development land. Knotweed for landlords Surveys and treatment for rented houses and flats. 