2017
NU1343 : The dreaded Piri piri burr
taken 7 years ago, near to Holy Island, Northumberland, England
The dreaded Piri piri burr
And how they travel.
Piri piri is thought to have reached North Northumberland in the 1930s, with the burrs stuck to wool which was imported to the area from Down Under.
The theory goes that when the wool was washed, the burrs made their way into the River Tweed in the waste water.
They were then washed along the river, taking hold at Holy Island, as well as Bamburgh, and Cheswick and Cocklawburn beaches at Berwick, other areas where the plants thrive.
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