Britons told not to sit under trees during heatwave

Sitting under park trees during the incoming heatwave is hazardous and should be avoided, a local authority has warned.Normanby Hall Country Park in Lincolnshire has five aging trees losing branches at an alarming rate thanks to a lack of rainwater.Temperatures are expected to reach 33C on Wednesday in parts of southern England, but visitors at the Scunthorpe park should find cover elsewhere, experts say.Liam Dent, a parks and garden officer at the site, told the BBC: “The trees are basically going into survival mode. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say “They’re trying to protect the main trunk and [their] system. Any branches that are untoward or have cracks in them, they’re just shredding them.”Some park-goers admitted the...

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