Full list of the worst parks for hayfever sufferers this weekend

23 June 2023, 13:54

By Alice Dear

@According2Al

These are the parks you'll want to avoid this weekend if you're a hayfever sufferer.

These are the parks you'll want to avoid this weekend if you're a hayfever sufferer.

With the Met Office predicting very high pollen counts over the next few days, people who suffer from hayfever are preparing themselves for itchy eyes and streaming noses.

The one in five Brits that suffer from hayfever will know that June and July is the peak for pollen levels across the UK, but this weekend is going to be especially difficult.

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And with the sun shining and the temperatures shooting up, it's going to be harder than ever to stay away for parks, fields and gardens with plans millions of people planning picnics and BBQs across the country.

To help with decision-making for hayfever sufferers this weekend, The Sun have assessed data from AccuWeather to highlight the areas in across England and Scotland which will have very high pollen ratings from now until Monday.

You can find the full list here:

1. Cannock Chase Country Park, Milford
2. Rutland Water, Rutland
3. Sutton Park, London
4. John Muir Country Park, Dunbar
5. Queen Elizabeth Country Park, Hampshire
6. Moors Valley Country Park, Dorset
7. Delamere Forest Park, Cheshire
8. Bradgate Park, Leicestershire
9. Hatfield Forest, Essex
10. Weston Park, Staffordshire
11. Shipley Country Park, Derby/Nottingham
12. Marbury Country Park, Cheshire
13. Henham Park, Suffolk
14. Rother Valley Country Park, Rotherham
15. Chasewater, Staffordshire
16. Wimbledon Common, London
17. Heaton Park, Manchester
18. Kingfisher, Birmingham
19. Petworth Park, West Sussex
20. Dalkeith Park, Edinburgh
21. Seven Sisters Country Park, East Sussex
22. Attingham Park, Shropshire
23. Pennington Flash Country Park, Greater Manchester
24. Kingsbury Water Park, Warwickshire
25. Spye Park, Wiltshire
26. Hadleigh Castle, Essex
27. Marston Vale Millennium, Bedford
28. Country Park
29. Arrow Valley Park, Worcestershire
30. Lickey Hills, Birmingham
31. Sotterley Park, Suffolk
32. Hylands Park, Chelmsford
33. Wollaton Park, Nottingham
34. Dodington Park, South Gloucestershire
35. Woodgate Valley Country Park, Birmingham
36. Coombe Country Park, Warwickshire

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