We’re thrilled to announce our campaign partners for Lyme Disease Awareness Month 2024 – Team Seasoar and Tick Twister®. With their support, this year’s campaign promises to be our biggest and best yet! Our Headline Sponsors – Team Seasoar We are proud and excited to introduce our Headline Sponsor, Team […]
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Help us spread the word about tick bite prevention! This Tick Bite Prevention Week (24th – 30th March 2026), you can support us to raise awareness of how to prevent tick bites by sharing our suggested wording and image on your social media channels. Please scroll down to learn more. […]
Read moreMay is Lyme Awareness month where we shout out about Lyme Disease, Raising awareness of an illness that can bring you to your knees, It is spread by a bite from a tiny blood sucking parasite called a tick, That can change your life forever and make you extremely sick, […]
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LDUK would like to say a huge thanks to Dr Eoin Healy, Research Associate at University College Cork (now retired), who has put together another informative video! Dr Healy urges people to be aware of the importance of wearing light and bright coloured clothes to help improve visibility of ticks […]
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May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and every year, Lyme Disease UK runs a national Wake Up To Lyme campaign! Lyme disease is a bacterial infection, usually caused by the bite of an infected tick. Our campaign aims to raise awareness of how to prevent tick bites, how to safely […]
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We’re on the countdown to Lyme Disease Awareness Month this May. A key date in the diary is Wear Lime For Lyme Day on Thursday 1st May! We would be delighted if you and your pets would take part by donning some lime green attire! Why not get your office […]
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Every May, a variety of buildings and landmarks recognise Lyme Disease Awareness Month by lighting up in green. Thank you to all our 2024 venues and landmarks! Thank you to everyone who has helped make the following light ups possible this year. From our patient community who have suggested landmarks […]
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Following our recent announcement that Scottish Woodlands has chosen us as their charity of the year, we were thrilled to be invited last month to present to their health and safety committee! Our Press and Community Outreach Manager, Julia Knight, provided the team with an overview of Lyme disease, and […]
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Lyme disease is a bacterial infection caused by the spirochete, Borrelia burgdorferi. The infection can spread to humans via the bite of an infected tick. Ticks are most active in early spring and summer but with UK winters becoming warmer and wetter, ticks appear to be active in some parts […]
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Thank you for your interest in our annual Be Tick Aware campaign for schools! Our campaign aims to raise awareness of how to prevent tick bites and what you should do if you’re bitten. We would be delighted if your school would take part! What is Lyme disease? Lyme disease is […]
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