article_snippet: Ticks are tiny arachnids found in woodland areas that feed on the blood of mammals, including humans.
article_snippet: Tick bites often go unnoticed and the tick can remain feeding for several days before dropping off.
article_snippet: The longer the tick is in place, the higher the risk of the tick passing on a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks.
article_snippet: The ticks, which flourish in long grass or undergrowth, typically attach to deer but can also be found on foxes, badgers, mice, birds as well as domestic pets - responsible for carrying the ticks into urban areas - and humans.
article_snippet: Indeed, areas of undergrowth (and that includes parks and gardens as well as woodland and open country) are most likely to harbour ticks as areas of undergrowth (and that includes parks and gardens as well as woodland and open country) drop off areas of undergrowth (and that includes parks and gardens as well as woodland and open country) original hosts then climb to a point where areas of undergrowth (and that includes parks and gardens as well as woodland and open country) can latch on to other passing wildlife.