Petition · past parliament · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Class bamboo as an invasive species and ban it from sale
Closed
34 signatures
What the petition asks
Bamboo needs to be classed as an invasive species and banned from sale.
Uncontained bamboo can be a public menace to homeowners, causing thousands of pounds of damage to buildings and landscapes. It is often not clump-forming, as claimed. People buying property with bamboo or living next to someone who has uncontained bamboo are battling this plant. It is now spewing out from private gardens and taking over from our indigenous plants along hedgerows and wooded areas.
Timeline
| 10 Feb 2021 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 10 Aug 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
34
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Opened
10 Feb 2021
Closed
10 Aug 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.