..beware of a tiny surprise! Yes with the year forging on regardless the foliage along the Speyside way is teeming with life....some nice and some not so.
My usual daily activity when i get home is for a tick check, first for the dog (because he loves the fuss and a tummy tickle, also as he roams through the undergrowth for most of the day...that's his job),then on myself. These tiny little blighters just sit around waiting for the unwary traveller, dog, deer, ranger to walk by and give them a lift and a feed.
Female deer tick.
The best way to deal with them is to keep arms and legs covered, tuck in trousers to socks, check regularly for them on your clothes, especially after having walked through long grass, braken etc.
When you get home check your skin especially round the groin, armpits, backs of knees anywhere warm with soft skin. For more information about all things ticky check out this website.
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