After a comparatively mild winter they are likely to be bad in 2019.
Tuck trousers into socks and shirts into trousers as the shirt/trouser and trouser/sock gap is the most likely place that they can get to you.
Check your dog for ticks after it has run in long grass or heather.
Local shops sell tick removal tools and it is sensible to carry one.
I hike and wild camp several weeks in tick season and taking the above precautions has worked for me.
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