fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week agoThis was the hottest summer on record. If it happens again next year, Britain's ecosystems won't cope | Lucy Jones
My home is in the south of England, near beautiful woodlands. Since moving there in 2016, the number of ticks my family has picked up in the woods has increased each year, but this summer has been astonishing. For a few weeks, our four-year-old came home from nursery with a tick almost every day. I've had many: some tiny nymphal ones that could be easily missed.
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