Insects

I've been asked on Twitter about insects so I thought I'd comment here.
We were walking between 14 and 21 April and, Insect-wise, it's still a good way before midge season; one reason why we were doing the walk now.
It had been fairly dry on the lead up and the weather during our walk went from overcast and mild to hot and sunny though hazy with a little overnight rain.
We did encounter the odd small cloud woken up by the sun, usually at the end of the afternoon near woodland but these were insignificant quantities. We did opt to use a little bit of repellent but mainly around ankles to stop the odd insect in the heather from heading up trouser legs and biting when we were sitting down for lunch.
No encounters with tics, horseflies, wasps or hornets but we did see the odd Butterfly and Bumble Bee.
Locals again talking of the Avon Skin-So-Soft Dry Oil Spray being very good. Apparently, the midges do still land and may be found stuck to your skin but Don't Bite. There's nothing that deals with the nuisance factor of them clouding around your face.