At the end of May, editor Carey Davies headed into the Fisherfield Forest with regular contributors James and Alex Roddie. On their multi-day backpack, they were joined by what looked like millions of midges. Carey shared footage from their first-night camp on social media, and here’s what you had to say about the swarm...
Juls Stodel (over_stepping/Instagram)
“Just spent my first night of midge season trapped for two hours in the morning up Glen Kingie surrounded by an actual blanket of midges! Why do I forget each year how bad they were the year before?!”
Rory Berryman (roryphoto_/Instagram)
“…and I thought our bugs in Canada were bad!”
Bee Leask (bumblebambi/Instagram)
“This always makes me feel better about not being home!”
Guards Veterans Mountaineering (guards_mountainnering/Instagram)
“That's just horrific. And this is why winter rules… Nothing is hunting you.”
Luke Holme (jog_fail/Instagram)
“Just like Wales. So many bites on my legs!”
Tony Crausaz (tonydcz/Instagram) “And that's why I walked the Cape Wrath Trail in April!”
Paul Milligan (suilven731m/Instagram)
“No midges at Cape Wrath but they were awful at a Kinbreak work party. I had images of my red door being peppered black overnight.”
James Abass (jimmyabass/Instagram) “Most animals migrate when conditions favour them…most notably humans don’t care? Winter camping is more favourable!”
Psymon James (outdoor_photo_explorer/ Instagram)
“I remember it well. A friend of mine wore a fleece jacket during an emergency sprint into his tent to rid himself of the infestation. Unbeknown to him, on his jacket was a swarm of biters. The jacket he removed and placed at the foot of his sleeping bag. He looked like he had the measles and chicken pox all in one when he awoke for breakfas
