Had my second field trip of the year on thursday night (only the second!, yes that is how unpredictable the weather has been so far this year!)
I set my trap up complete with vertical hanging bedsheet on a hill at Parndon Wood, surrounded by mature Oak tree's, this looked a better spot than anywhere else.
It did indeed proove itself with no less than 176 moths of 12 species about what i'd expect this time of year in this sort of habitat.
The weather was indeed on my side too with 15 degrees recorded during the day, the clouds were slower to appear after dark than it was orignially predicted by the weather forecaster's and therefore the temperature did drop to a chilly 6c.
See http://bensale-essexmoths.blogspot.com/ for full list of species and pictures.