However it is not for the feint hearted as the path on the lower slopes (where most of the butterflies are) is only about a foot wide and halfway down a steep slope. Added to this the butterflies don't just land on the grass 2 inches from the path (I wish they would), so you have to be prepared to scramble up and down the slopes beside the path to get any shots.
The views are worth it though, they are stunning!
Grizzled skippers, a mating pair, great news for Mill Hill next year.
The similar but slightly larger Dingy skipper. Such a sad name for such a beautiful butterfly.
Mill Hill is most famed for it's population of Adonis blue butterflies, you really have to see them to understand what all the lepidopterists rave about but the blue colour is out of this world!!
You can tell them from the duller Common blues by the checkerboard edging to the wings
Carline thistles are like little sun dials, opening for the rays.
Hounds tongue
Finally, this little fly, famed for Kissing it's mate - sweet!!
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