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As Dr Elizabeth Duncan says: "Unfortunately, they do compete with and can outcompete some native ladybird species, but they like to overwinter in different environments - harlequins in our homes and seven-spots in leaf litter."

He says his first instinct was to make his way south to the kibbutz, a journey down roads he would soon see littered with bodies, wrecked cars and terrified people seeking shelter.

It is a quiet town surrounded by World War One memorials and by the tall coal slag heaps that litter this stretch of northern France.

According to park advocates, the decision led to vandalism in parks, as visitors drove through protected landscapes, looted historical sites, and rampantly littered.

He said he had spoken to three men at the shop on Friday evening prior to the incident as he carried out a litter pick in the area.