When is the best time to visit Scotland

Lovely photo, varian!

It sure does look gorgeous Varian.
Yes ticks have become more of a problem in recent years.
My DD and her family in the Highlands have to check for ticks every day and she has become adept at removing them.

Looks beautiful Varian. We used to go to Seilebost on Harris for our holidays when I was young.

We were in the Outer Hebrides from 1st - 6th of June and had the most glorious weather. We did not see a drop of rain nor a single midge. One day Stornoway was said to be the hottest place in the UK. Unfortunately this idyllic weather can't be guaranteed at any time of the year. I hope that you will be as lucky as we were.

Grammaretto

That's true about ticks and you have to be vigilant but you don't get ticks at the seaside and you definitely get midges.
I once camped at the water's edge on the Ardnamurchan peninsular and wondered why this beautiful place was deserted. About 5 pm I discovered.

You won't get ticks on the beach but they are still in the woods long grass, ferns, heather etc I live at the seaside in the west highlands but we still have to have tick protection for our dog or he'd be covered in them every day.

My late father used to smoke a pipe. He only ever smoked outside including on walks and was ever so popular as the midges kept about a 1-2m social distance away from the pipe smoke!

Oh goodness!

Like a swarm of flying ants.

An example of how bad midges can be ? and I do envy you lucky people who don’t get bothered by them.

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My friend tells me there's never a bad time!

I've used a natural one in Australia which seemed to be effective but not sure if it's available here. However, the active ingredients seem to be:

Lemongrass Oil
Thyme Oil
Lavender Oil
Eucalyptus Oil

That's true about ticks and you have to be vigilant but you don't get ticks at the seaside and you definitely get midges.
I once camped at the water's edge on the Ardnamurchan peninsular and wondered why this beautiful place was deserted. About 5 pm I discovered.

I have heard that too Caleo. I think we have tried every variation of midge deterrent.
Avon skin so soft as used by the army.
My only escape once was to stand in the shower at the campsite. They couldn't follow me in there.

You can buy soap with big myrtle in it.

Midges are most annoying at the time, but ticks can lead to illness

Bog myrtle is said to deter midges but may be you have to smoke it

Granny23

A sure fire way to avoid midges is to walk or sit a couple of yards distant from my eldest Daughter. She is like a magnet to them, while the rest of the family are relatively unscathed.

She must be very sweet and tasty like me ?

I recently visited the National Museum of Flight in North Berwick because it has a Concorde. It is a good day out if you are interested in flying machines.

Midges are much more annoying than ticks.
Try sitting outside on a warm muggy evening in July. I lent my midge hood to my SiL for fishing off the pier in Jura. He didn't get bitten but didn't catch any fish either.

What about the ticks - they should put more tourist off coming!

A sure fire way to avoid midges is to walk or sit a couple of yards distant from my eldest Daughter. She is like a magnet to them, while the rest of the family are relatively unscathed.

I wouldn’t go so far as to pretend midges don’t exist, but the Highland Biting Midge is easily avoided. They are not found on the glorious beaches of Aberdeenshire but they love the forests of Argyll. If you want to go walking in a midgie area use a good skin oil and cover up the vulnerable bits. I very rarely get bitten but they seem to find Mr. B very tasty! Fortunately he doesn’t react to the bites.

The Dumfries nan Galloway and Ayrshire coast is lovely, rugged and unspoiled. I have spent holidays there for fifty years and never remember being bitten. The west coast is mild but can be wet. A good time to visit is in August, after the schools go back earlier than in England. There are some lovely gardens and castles.

My SiL has never been to London. He has heard too many things about it and doesn't feel any need to go.

I know Volver but how else do we keep the teeming tourists at bay?

Kirkcudbright is one of my favourite places! Lovely down there.
I do remember encountering a cloud of midges once years ago during an evening walk but it was up on the north west coast. It's certainly not a common thing throughout the country.

Another for Dumfries and Galloway, Kirkcudbright was lovely, we went there in June. No midge bites but I generally don’t get bitten.