Where in the UK are the ticks usually found?
Lyme Borrelia infected ticks are endemic in the UK in almost every area. Tick sampling has shown that infected ticks are even present in the London parks! The safest way to proceed is to think that ticks will be present in all natural woodland and grassland habitats (including where a domestic garden borders agricultural and woodland areas) AND that there is a risk of Lyme Borreliosis from any tick bite. Grassland, meadows, woodland, and places with bracken/fern can all be hosts to questing ticks. Indeed the more diverse the wooded area, the more mammals there are likely to be present and the greater the range of hosts for the ticks to feed on and develop.
