Alien invader in Castle Meadow
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Alien invader in Castle Meadow
Image: © Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff Taken: 12 Aug 2008
Across the river, which here describes an ox-bow bend around the castle site, the playing fields can barely be glimpsed through the screen of Himalayan Balsam (Impatiens glandifolia) that has been allowed to colonize the banks of the Teifi, with no apparent attempt to control it. Although quite a pretty plant, with its flowers ranging from deepest to palest pink, it is very invasive and suppresses the growth of indigenous species which would be more attractive in this location.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.038451
Longitude
-4.459837