In reply to Heike:
I have just removed two ticks I got in Torridon at the weekend.
They were not noticed ( or became itchy ) until tonight, (Monday night . )
One was flattened and dead , probably happened in the shower as it was on my shin, but another had nestled in at my ankle , just above my heel and was very much alive.
(My wife point blank refused me the the use of her tweezers , and nipped out and bought me my very own pair ( for my next trip.)
I looked up the NHS website, and it said get pointed tweezers grip near the skin pull straight up , no twisting) I did, and it came off and was happily walking away on the paper I placed it on, when my wife squashed it before I could get my lens on it for a closer look.
I got an antiseptic wipe and rubbed the bite areas . I will keep my eye on the bite marks over the next few days.