I am going to Scotland on Tuesday and the weather looks cold to mild but not freezing! Winner ? Thing is i want to break my bike pack cherry and am worried about midges ? what is weather and season for den little blighters ? We will be staying in and around loch tay ? thanks .

Midge free for another couple of months.

But take some Smidge just in case 😉

As for the cannibal rapists…

… they’re mostly further north.

Bring a half bottle of buckfast just in case you meet some of the locals.

We’ve got cannibal rapists down here on the south coast, or at least we had mythical tales of them 5 centuries ago – if you venture anywhere near Sanquhar or Cumnock you may see the more modern zombies – don’t worry they can’t run as fast as their tracksuits suggest.

A colleague was picking ticks of herself and kids yesterday, in Aberdeenshire. 🙁 😯

Seeing as our friends on loch Tay spent yesterday snowed in, I think you will be OK on midge and tick front.

There’s no midges. The mosquitos ate them all.