In a river brimming with other aquatic vegetation, the rice plants are easy to overlook. But once you see them in their natural habitat, you won’t soon forget them. Texas wild rice is beautiful.

James Wyllie, project co-ordinator, East Lothian Countryside Volunteers River Tyne Giant Hogweed Eradication Project, described the past 12 months as “very successful”. However, he reiterated that the ...