This is the seedhead of an arum, of some sort. Earlier it had a greenish, hooded 'flower'. Why would you want to get rid of it? We grow a lot of its relatives in our garden; arisaemas are one of our specialities. If you must get rid of it, arums grow from bulbs which will be directly below the seed head, probably quite deep.

Lords-and-ladies (Arum maculatum). Known as the 'cuckoo pint', a plant with shiny arrow shaped leaves often with dark spots. Has bright orange berries, woodland habitat, toxic if eaten. Paint or spray with Roundup (glyphosate).

Shame to get rid of it, I like cuckoo pint, a very pretty plant.

Yes they are pretty and I let them do their own thing in the garden.

Easy one to live with. And the simple rule, don't eat it! The oxalates in the tuber make your mouth tingle and your lips numb. And, yep, makes you sick, dizzy, and generally below par!

Thank you to everyone who replied, I needed to establish what it was and whether it is toxic particularly as we have pet rabbits that freely roam the garden.

I think it will be a case of digging up the bulbs.

Once again many thanks for all your help.

Miles

I can't see any reason why your rabbits would eat it as what do you think the wild ones do about toxic plants? They might take a nibble and realize its not palatable, which is how they learn.

As far as I know there is only one animal species stupid enough to get poisoned by toxic plants - and that is Homo sapiens!

Rabbits and other herbivores seem to know by instinct what to avoid. There are plenty of cuckoo pints growing in the hedgerows, untouched by rabbits.