West Midlands hub

Knotweed removal across West Midlands.

Birmingham, Solihull, Coventry, Wolverhampton & the Black Country

Birmingham is the northern anchor of our service map — the natural extension of the M4 corridor up the M5 and M42. Our Birmingham crew covers the whole West Midlands conurbation (B, CV, WV and DY postcodes), with daily routes through Solihull, Coventry, Wolverhampton and the Black Country.

⟶ Local landing pages

Every West Midlands town we cover

Each link below opens a dedicated city landing page with hotspots, postcodes covered, lender notes and an FAQ tailored to that town.

• West Midlands

  Knotweed in Birmingham

  Birmingham's canal network — the longest in any UK city — combined with the Tame and Cole valleys, makes the West Midlands one of the most k…

  Lead postcodes: B1, B5, B9 and B12 and the surrounding area

• West Midlands

  Knotweed in Solihull

  Solihull's affluent suburbs and large garden plots can mask serious knotweed infestations, particularly along the Blythe valley and the rail…

  Lead postcodes: B90, B91, B92 and B93 and the surrounding area

• West Midlands

  Knotweed in Coventry

  Coventry's post-war reconstruction, ring-road earthworks and the Sherbourne and Sowe river corridors combine to make CV postcodes a long-sta…

  Lead postcodes: CV1, CV2, CV3 and CV4 and the surrounding area

• West Midlands

  Knotweed in Wolverhampton

  Wolverhampton sits at the heart of the Black Country canal network — one of the densest knotweed dispersal systems in the UK, with the Smest…

  Lead postcodes: WV1, WV2, WV3 and WV4 and the surrounding area

⟶ Quick links

Jump straight to a West Midlands town

• Knotweed removal in Birmingham
• Knotweed removal in Solihull
• Knotweed removal in Coventry
• Knotweed removal in Wolverhampton

Want a wider view? See every area we cover (40 cities & towns) or request a survey.

⟶ References

Sources and conditions

Statements about the law, waste handling, lender treatment and guarantees on this page are drawn from the sources below. Requirements change and individual lenders, insurers and local authorities apply their own criteria — check the current source before relying on any point.

• Japanese knotweed and residential property (Guidance Note, 2022)

  RICS

  The current valuation-and-management framework surveyors use. It replaced the 7-metre rule with an assessment of impact on amenity and on structures.

• Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, section 14 and Schedule 9

  legislation.gov.uk

  Makes it an offence to plant or otherwise cause Japanese knotweed to grow in the wild. It is not an offence simply to have it on your land.

• Environmental Protection Act 1990, Part II — duty of care for controlled waste

  legislation.gov.uk

  Knotweed-contaminated soil and plant material is controlled waste; movement off site requires a registered carrier and a permitted receiving site.

• Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, Part 4 — community protection notices

  legislation.gov.uk

  The route councils use where an owner's failure to control knotweed has a persistent detrimental effect on others' quality of life.

• Prevent Japanese knotweed from spreading

  GOV.UK / Environment Agency

  Official guidance on treatment, disposal and on-site burial requirements in England.

• Invasive non-native species guidance

  Natural Resources Wales

  The equivalent regulatory position for our Welsh sites, including waste and watercourse considerations.

• TA6 Property Information Form

  The Law Society

  The seller's disclosure question on Japanese knotweed, and the reason a management plan and guarantee are asked for at conveyancing.

• Invasive weed control — homeowner guidance

  Property Care Association (PCA)

  Industry code of practice for survey, management plans and insurance-backed guarantees.