Indeed it's Lymes and prevalent in areas of Deers etc. Our woodland is rife with the critters in the warmer months i really don't like them. Our dogs all wear seresto tick collars, ever since i saw a fat tick crawling across our carpet one time honestly if i had a flamethrower to hand it wouldn't have been enough. I did actually take it out onto the patio and burn it to death with a magnifying glass, how old am i?!
when i spend prolonged time in woodland working i always tick spray legs and feet, scumbag fckers there is no god, only a twisted mind would engineer these.
Really really be aware of these peeps as you pointed out the small amount that carry Lymes - leaves a potential red ring or not but then untreated can be life changing and no cure.
Some girl on the radio was ill for years with some un known ailment she ended up going to Germany for tests and a correct diagnosis which turned out to be lymes