Top 8 picnic essentials - Dining al fresco 

Roz Crowley takes you through some of her top product picks for any picnic. Picture: Pexels

WE don’t have to travel far to enjoy a picnic. A rug in the garden, a field, on a beach, at one of the superb public amenity parklands, makes it easy to create a special occasion and happy memories.

Food can be as easy as we want to make it, but avoid dairy produce and anything that will deteriorate in the heat. For this Top 8, I looked at what I always include, mainly from my storecupboard, so a decent picnic can be produced quickly at any sign of clear skies.