Spiders

In early spring you can often find Nursery Web Spiders stretched out on stems and leaves of brambles and nettles, sunning themselves, typically holding their front two pairs of legs together pointing forwards.

The Common Fox-Spider is a medium-sized, ground-dwelling wolf spider with variable colouration and patterning.

The Pirate Wolf Spider builds a silk retreat, that is tube shaped, often among moss or vegetation, which they use as a home rather than to catch prey.

The Cucumber Green Orb Spider is a small green or yellowish-green spider with a red mark under the abdomen.

The Garden Spider has a white ‘+’ cross-shaped mark on their abdomen and are sometimes called Cross spiders because of this.

The Furrow Orb Weaver spider has variable colours, with a dark, distinct V-shape on the abdomen, above which there are two pincer like markings.

Long-jawed Orb Weaver Spiders have an elongated body, which can be creamy-yellow to green or pale brown.

A spider with four white spots - and other white spots on it’s back.