** Late Post.** Fackenden Downs.**

I didn't feel up to going out for very long on Thursday 23rd August, so we decided to go out for a drive. Now as we was heading in the direction of Fackenden Downs, we made a small detour so that I could have a very short look around, mainly to see if I could find a Adder. The first time I have ever seen one was when I met Greenie  http://www.greenieinthewild.blogspot.co.uk/ there last year.

I didn't have to go too far when  I came across two refugia's, I carefully lifted the first one piece when I saw this.

I was now pleased that my decision to call in here was successfull. I found it difficult to get any shots of it, especially with one hand. Now the other sheet of refugia was next to it. I very carefully and slowly lifted that one which isn't easy using the end of one of my crutches, if there was anything under there I didn't want to startle it. After raising it about half half was up I found another one. I took my camera and with delight I again fired off some shots, what I got was unknown at this time. The Adder then slithered off into the undergrowth and that is when I called it a day.
Out of the photo's I took the ones below are about the best of the bunch.

Now I am going to stick my neck out and say that they are females, but if I am wrong I know that Greenie will put me right ** I have been corrected by Greenie that the adders are not females, but males.  Thanks for that.**
P.S. On the way back to the car I saw the following moths, and I have spent ages trying to i.d them. I have narrowed it down to a couple. I looked them up on the UK Moth website and I have now confused myself, and it is doing my head in. I think the first one is a  one of the Carpet Moth species, possibly a Silver Ground Carpet (see below)

The other one, again I am unsure about.