Mike Clough's Articles

What does it look like?

There are inevitably major differences in the habit and appearance of plants in their native and non-native situations, and Japanese…

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What’s important to you?

It’s a fairly simple question but the answers will vary dramatically from person to person. Family, friends, holidays, pets, comfort,…

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It’s the end of the world…

So today the server went down and yes, it did feel like the end of the world. For a business…

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The railway Knotweed children

Several years ago I found a strange looking plant on a site in Bolton near to the railway line, it…

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It’s the end of the world…

So today the server went down and yes, it did feel like the end of the world. For a business…

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I see dead things…

Ok …I might not actually see ‘dead things’ like the character in M Night Shayamalan’s film ‘Sixth Sense’ …but I…

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Notorious…

Japanese Knotweed is notorious for many things but perhaps its greatest claim to fame is its skill at colonizing new…

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Father’s Day…

The recent Invasive Non Native Specialists Association conference turned into a bit of a family day out. A picture of…

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What are they called, and where are they?

Fallopia japonica  The presence of Fallopia japonica was recorded in most of the countries of mainland North, Central and Southern Europe (with…

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Where is the world heading…?

As I’m getting older I do find myself thinking…what’s it all about? Through life you meet a variety of people…

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Mike Clough on BBC Radio Berkshire

JKSL’s Mike Clough speaks to Anne Diamond on BBC’s Radio Berkshire about new Japanese Knotweed legislation.

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Mike Clough on BBC Radio 5 Live

Mike Clough discussing Japanese Knotweed on the BBC Radio 5 Live Breakfast Show.

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