The Frome River Action Group is engaged in a project in cooperation with Dorset Wildlife Trust and the AONB to try to eliminate the invasive weed ‘Himalayan Balsam’ (HB) from the Upper Frome Catchment area. Started in July 2018 carrying out extensive surveys along the Frome and its tributaries. In 2019 and 2020 we did more work at the ponds removing HB near the source of the Frome. We aim to have the Upper Frome Catchment area designated as a Himalayan Balsam Free Area (HBFA).