help, possible hemlock
Photos in Northern France by the sea. I've tried to take as many photos as I can without touching it.
The other day, I found some in our field (quite overgrown) and had a mow of it, and sniffed it. I was informed that it could be dropwort hemlock, so I went back inside and washed, but I am fine now.
However, in terms of getting rid of it, I don't know how to approach it. I was hoping that we could just mow it once every couple of months, as we are not here so often, and ideally lots of other plants would take its place in the mean time. For example, we had lots of brambles last year, but semi-regular mowing just means that lots of other ones have mostly taken their place.
If it is hemlock, could I not just mulch it in my lawn mower, while wearing wellies, goggles, thick fabric gloves, long sleeves, etc ?
Ideally, my safest bet is to call the local council, who hopefully would send someone who knows what they're doing to deal with it. However, my family seems adamant that it's fine to just mow it.