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    Floating Pennywort Removal & Control

    grows up to twenty centimetres a day, choking ponds, ditches and slow water and blocking drainage and angling access. Our qualified team surveys, treats and monitors floating pennywort so it stays gone.

    The Problem

    grows up to twenty centimetres a day, choking ponds, ditches and slow water and blocking drainage and angling access.

    How We Treat It

    mechanical removal from the bank, careful herbicide treatment of fragments and repeat monitoring.

    Best Time to Act

    spring and early summer, before mats thicken.

    Typical Cost

    Pond and ditch schemes quoted per metre of watercourse.

    Legal Position

    Schedule 9 listed — fragments must not be moved between water bodies.

    Floating Pennywort FAQs

    Pond and ditch schemes quoted per metre of watercourse. The final price depends on the size of the infestation, access and disposal requirements. Send photographs through the free online survey for a same-day price.

    We use mechanical removal from the bank, careful herbicide treatment of fragments and repeat monitoring. Every job is set out in a written plan with visit dates, carried out by qualified operatives under £10m liability cover.

    The most effective window is spring and early summer, before mats thicken. Outside that window we can still survey, secure the area and plan the works so treatment starts the moment conditions are right.

    Schedule 9 listed — fragments must not be moved between water bodies. We provide the written records owners, landlords and agents need to show the problem was dealt with properly.

    Yes. Photo identification and an online quote are free — send images through the free online survey and we confirm the species and price the work the same day. A full on-site survey with a written report starts from £250 and is credited against the works.

    100% Free • No Obligation

    Free Online Survey

    Not sure what's growing? Upload photos through our free online survey or call 07849 464418 and our qualified experts identify 50+ species at no cost. Need someone on site? A professional survey with a full written report starts from £250.

    £10M insurance-backed guarantee
    Same-day photo identification

    No obligation. We never share your details.