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Surveyor checking a coastal garden for knotweed on the New Brighton
Japanese Knotweed Removal · New Brighton (CH45)

Something odd growing in your Wirral garden? Send a photo and we will tell you if it is knotweed.

Identification is free. If it is knotweed we survey, spray or excavate it, and write the plan your lender or solicitor needs. Surveys from £275.

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Free photo ID check Survey from £275 Plans accepted by mortgage lenders
Stands cleared
Stands clearedExcavated before extensions, sales and new builds.
Shoots in spring
Shoots in springRed-purple tips in a border or gravel are the early warning.
Whole peninsula
Whole peninsulaFrom New Brighton and Wallasey to Hoylake and Heswall.
Check first

Most of what people ring about turns out to be something harmless.

Photograph a leaf and a stem and send it through. You will hear back what it is, free of charge. We only suggest a visit if it is knotweed, and you see the price in writing before anything is booked.

Why not wait

Knotweed does not stay the size it is

The canes vanish in winter, which fools people into thinking it has gone. Underground the rhizome carries on, and each year it takes more of the garden.

Deal with it this yearA small stand, a smaller bill.
£275
Hope it stays putIt reaches the lawn, the path and next door.
Bigger job
Valuer spots it at saleThe lender asks for a plan before it moves.
Weeks lost
Hacking it backPieces left in the soil regrow elsewhere.
£££££
Survey price published here. Treatment priced in writing after the visit. No quotes given on the doorstep.
£275 · One visit, one price Written quote before any work

✓ What that buys

Included in the survey:

  • Confirmation on the day that it is knotweed
  • The stand measured, mapped and photographed
  • Distances to the house, walls, drains and boundary
  • A report you can pass to a lender or solicitor
  • Priced choices for spraying or removal

— What you never get

Things you will not be charged for:

  • A photo check, even if it is not knotweed
  • Travel anywhere on the Wirral
  • Additions to the price after you agree it
  • A dig-out when spraying would be enough
  • Your own copy of the report

Reports follow RICS guidance on knotweed and residential property. Take it to any contractor you like.

Japanese knotweed against a garden wall on the New Brighton
Knotweed in New Brighton

Sandstone walls, brooks and the old railway line.

New Brighton is a seaside district of Victorian villas, terraces and a regenerated waterfront. Sandy soil and sea air do not stop knotweed, and neglected plots between properties are where it often takes hold.

A survey shows whether it started on your land or came over the boundary.

Also covering the rest of Wirral — same price, same service.

What to look for

What knotweed looks like around the Wirral

Knotweed on a neglected plot between New Brighton villas.
Knotweed on a neglected plot between New Brighton villas.
Spring shoots coming through paving.
Spring shoots coming through paving.
A stand growing against a boundary wall.
A stand growing against a boundary wall.

Not sure it is knotweed?

Use the contact page to send a picture, or call. We will tell you for nothing whether it is knotweed.

Send a photo
the Wirral, from New Brighton to Heswall

Wirral areas we cover

CH41

Birkenhead

CH43

Prenton

CH44

Wallasey

CH45

New Brighton

CH46

Moreton

CH47

Hoylake

CH48

West Kirby

CH49

Upton

CH60

Heswall

CH63

Bebington

The whole Wirral peninsula across CH41 to CH49, CH60 to CH63. Most visits fitted in within the week.

Before you ring

Questions we get asked

Does coastal ground make a difference to knotweed?
Not much. It grows in most soils, including sandy ground, so gardens near the coast need the same spring check as anywhere else.
How do I know if it is Japanese knotweed?
The stem tells you most: hollow like bamboo, speckled purple, growing in a zig-zag with a node at every kink. Leaves are broad with a flat base. You get small cream flower sprays in late summer and brown dead canes in winter. Sending us a photo is quicker than guessing.
Is it illegal to have knotweed in my garden?
Having it is not against the law. Allowing it to spread into the wild is, and cut material is controlled waste. If it passes to a neighbour you may be open to a claim.
Will knotweed stop me getting a mortgage?
Not by itself. Most lenders accept a professional survey, a treatment plan and a guarantee that can be passed on to the buyer.
How long does treatment take?
Spraying normally spans three to five growing seasons followed by monitoring. Excavation is done in days but costs more.
Can I just dig it out myself?
It is best not to. Small bits of rhizome regrow, and the soil cannot go to a skip or the garden waste bin without proper handling.
Does knotweed damage houses?
It works its way into cracks, drains, walls and light outbuildings. Sound foundations are rarely the problem, but a stand can still hit a valuation or a sale.
What if it is coming from my neighbour?
Get a survey done so the position and direction of spread are recorded. That record is what you show the neighbour or their landlord.

Leave the spade and the strimmer alone for now.

Photo check free. You keep the survey report. Price agreed before work begins.

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