What it tells me is the Brits who tramp around tick country don’t bother to check to see if they have picked up a tick. Those being that stupid deserve what they get
I live in Lincolnshire. We have miles and miles and miles of beautiful countryside her and in Yorkshire. We also have thousands of miles of public right of way in country/wildlife/farming land. We also have a lot of trekkers. Unfortunately most of them are amateurs and are not versed in hiking/camping/survival skills. More and more people are taking to the natural outdoors after the wave of lockdown. Tick infestation is on the increase in humans and pets but not in livestock. Incrrased exposure of the unprepared maybe driving the tick investation numbers higher. The tick situation is not as bad as it is in New England or the Mid-Atlantic states.