Indian Balsam (Impatiens glandulifera), an invasive species, on the bank of a disused gravel pit at Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottinghamshire

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Indian Balsam is an invasive species in Britain and can often swiftly swamp all of the native vegetation once becomes established at a site

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Location: Attenborough Nature Centre, Barton Lane, Attenborough, Beeston, United Kingdom
Photo credit: © Ray Wilson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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