Sign up to the M.E.N.'s Manchester Family newsletter for all the latest from school closures to ways to entertain the kids Parents are being urged to show children photos of the dangerous giant hogweed plant which can cause severe burns.
Most prevalent at this time of year, it may look harmless, but the plant harbours toxin-bearing sap and causes horrendous blistering burns, even from gentle contact.
The burns can last for several months and the skin remains sensitive to UV light for many years. If near the eyes it can cause blindness.
Community group Bolton NEWT say it's recently been found in Leverhulme Park, along the rivers Tonge and Croal and at Moses Gate Country Park.
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