{"id":3523,"date":"2016-08-21T20:42:02","date_gmt":"2016-08-21T20:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3523"},"modified":"2016-08-21T20:42:02","modified_gmt":"2016-08-21T20:42:02","slug":"they-might-be-giants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/naturalbornblogger.co.uk\/?p=3523","title":{"rendered":"They Might Be Giants"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_6035.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/29058217971\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c4.staticflickr.com\/9\/8315\/29058217971_5c71884bd9_c.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6035.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0The unwelcome sight of Giant Hogweed growing in the central reservation of Princess Parkway just south of the junction with the M60.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0Why unwelcome? Unfortunately Giant Hogweed is one of the few highly toxic plants capable of causing blistering, severe burns,\u00a0 and even blindness. Highly invasive and typically found along\u00a0river banks\u00a0and wasteland the sap\u00a0contains toxic chemicals known as furanocoumarins.\u00a0 When these come into contact with the skin they react with sunlight and cause a reddening of the skin followed by blistering and severe burns. The burns can last for several months and even once they have died down the damaged skin remains\u00a0sensitive to light for many years.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_6009.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28513491964\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/9\/8512\/28513491964_7977713b05.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6009.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/td>\n<td><a title=\"DSC_6006.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/29030028562\/in\/datetaken-family\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c3.staticflickr.com\/8\/7528\/29030028562_63b22f1685.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_6006.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>In approximately 2 weeks time these plants will seed themselves. Undoubtedly some of the\u00a0100,000 seeds per plant will end up in the storm drains alongside the parkway and from there its straight into the River Mersey via the outfall under the bridge.\u00a0Once in the Mersey next stop Kenworthy Woods, Chorlton Water Park, Sale Water Park and Urmston\u00a0Meadows.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a title=\"P1070551.jpg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/ianworsley\/28851888100\/in\/dateposted\/\" data-flickr-embed=\"true\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/c5.staticflickr.com\/9\/8638\/28851888100_8dd9395692_c.jpg\" alt=\"P1070551.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" \/><\/a><script src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\u00a0The initial\u00a0response from Highways England was encouraging. However 4 weeks later Balfour Beatty Mott McDonald still hadn&#8217;t removed them. Somewhat bizarrely although it isn&#8217;t illegal to grow Giant Hogweed it\u00a0is illegal to plant or\u00a0cause it to spread.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0The unwelcome sight of Giant Hogweed growing in the central reservation of Princess Parkway just south of the junction with the M60. \u00a0Why unwelcome? Unfortunately Giant Hogweed is one of the few highly toxic plants capable of causing blistering, severe burns,\u00a0 and even blindness. 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