As this is likely my first and last blog post for the ramblomatic site, I thought I’d make it a scary one.
We don’t have much to worry about in England when it comes to wildlife. There are no dangerous spiders, no killer bees and even our native Adder snake has a bite about as poisonous as good night out on the vodka. If you’re really unlucky you might get squashed by cows. But there is a new danger, one that threatens to engulf us all!
Well, perhaps not, but it’s good to be aware of these things I guess…
Tick Alert is a campaign “…to raise awareness of tick-borne diseases both at home and abroad”. TBE is definitely to be avoided but doesn’t look to be a concern here…yet. The one we should worry about is Lyme disease…and the South Downs is a UK hotspot! A HOTSPOT I TELLS YA!!!
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