Not much Hogweed up here thank god, well none that needs strimmed lol Cleggs however when they hatch here we are infested by them and my village is on foothills in the middle of a forest and my god we soon know if we have had a damp year.
read somewhere (cant remember for the life of me where though or I would post the article) that insect bites and poisonous/caustic plant injusris have been on the increase in the last number of years due to mild and damp springs and summers and particularly Lymes from Tick bites seen a huge increase in those affected.
Worth covering up and taking precautions these days, I am lucky as for some reason Ticks don't like me but by heck the Cleggs do although the midge doesn't cause me that much grief unless I am on Skye lol