A sharp pair of secateurs or loppers will seamlessly cut through the stems, creating clean breaks to reduce the risk of disease or damage ... for birds.' Does ivy kill trees?

Ensuring you know how to get rid of ivy efficiently is the key to maintaining the health of your fence panels, walls and surrounding plants. Mastering how to remove it naturally is all the better.

Kent Wildlife Trust has appealed to people to stop removing ivy from trees on its sites as the plant is a "vital component" to the ecosystem. It comes following a series of incidents at its East ...