You are most definitely not alone. Spaces with plenty of natural light are a pleasure to spend time in and contribute to a sense of well-being, while dark, gloomy and badly lit rooms are the opposite.

Those who are struggling during the winter solstice might take comfort in how our local trees cope with this dark and cold period. Read all of Susan Brownstein’s gardening columns here.

Gloomy scale isn’t the only bug taking advantage of stressed urban trees. Helena Jolly, a research specialist in Frank’s lab, expects more pests to show similar patterns of infestation.

The Dark Hedges were used as a filming location in HBO's Game of Thrones, representing the King's Road Six trees at a Northern Ireland beauty spot made famous by fantasy drama Game of Thrones are ...