A lepidopteran bonanza this p.m. with some real prizes (if you like that sort of thing).  At least 6 green hairstreaks were on the heather/bilberry moorland near the cross, but more excitingly there were the first 2 painted ladies of the year, the first red admiral of the year (extremely scarce in the country so far) and the first Wall of the year. A pity the weather is now turning nasty. Also saw 5 species of moth including a ruby tiger, a common heath and a brown silver lines. Two species of micro included dozens of green longhorns. All of these, except the brown silver lines, were also on the 'natural' (i.e. non-farming) area near the cross.