Giant Hogweed is being treated at Moses Gate Country Park .

Bolton Council says it has treated Giant Hogweed along the river valley.

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A spokesperson for Bolton Council said: “We have treated Giant Hogweed on council land along the river valley at Moses Gate Country Park and continue to do so as new plants appear."

Known as Britain's most dangerous plant, and in 2022 a primary school issued an urgent warning about dangers of Giant Hogweed after a pupil suffered horrific burns after coming into the contact with the toxic plant.

According to the Royal Horticultural Society, you can find the weed in gardens and allotments and  adjacent to woodland, heathland or common land.

Seen from spring to autumn the stem of the tall plant is thick and bristly and often purple-blotched.

The flowers, which resemble UK native species cow parsley, are white and held in flat-topped clusters facing upwards. The flower heads can be as large as 60cm across and the plant itself can reach a height of 3.5m.

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