Glyphipterix thrasonella.

Think these are Red mason bees, happy to be corrected.

Moonwort, Botrychiem lunaria. One of my favourite plants.

Rose chafer, Cetonia aurata. Quite common but such an impressive creature.

Narcissus fly, Merodon equestris, Furzy gdns.

Burnt tip orchids with a few triungulins, not showing well this year, Martin down MNR.

Glanville fritillary fresh out of the box.

Narrow-bordered bee hawk moth, Hemaris tityus. Martin down NNR.

Araneus stermi/Triguttatus.

Broom leaf beetle, Gonioctena olivacea.

Think this is a Bank vole hiding beneath a leaf, nearly.

Long-horned bee, Eucera longicornis. What a beautiful creature and one i really wanted to see. My thanks to John Walters and Bill Coulson.

Sheep’s sorrel, Rumex acetosella L. Looking stunning on Woolsbarrow hillfort.

This little bug is the 4x5mm Pithanus maerkelii.

This we little creature 3x4mm is the planthopper Ditropis pteridis. Whole unseen world beneath our feet.

2-3mm Willow flea beetle, Crepidodera aurata.

Philodromus sp, beautiful spider.

Cream-streaked ladybird, Harmonia quadripunctata.

Common sea slater,Ligia oceanica, may be common but a first for me.

Euophrys frontalis jumping spider.

Planuncus tingitanus s.l larvae.

Scarce White-barred peat fly, Sericomyia laponna.

Outstanding day on the beautiful South Devon coast, highlight being the rare Moon spider, Callilepsis nocturna. Great thanks to John Walters.

I’m skeptical.

Philodromus sp, about three Philodromus with iridescant sheen to their abdomen.

Jumping spider, Evarcha arcuata. Graffham common.

Uncommon and rarely seen Marsh bear spider, Arctosa leopardus, Dartmoor bog.

Fields and fields of beautiful wild Bluebells on Dartmoor.

Heath-spotted orchid, Dactylorhiza maculata. Dartmoor.

Barred ant-hill hoverfly, Xanthogramma citrofasciatum. Gower.

Pine ladybird, Exochomus quadripustulatus.

Finally seen our first Rhino beetle, Sinodendron cylidricum. Worth the wait.

Beautiful Young Adder, ready to strike and hissing, did make me smile.

Triungulins en masse.

Returned twice a week for a month and finally today fantastic Black oil beetle triungulins, virtually every bee in the area was covered, oh happy days.

Wild Red deer on Salisbury plain.

Crop of common flax always makes me stop.

Leucozona lucorum hoverfly.

Anaglyptus mysticus, Rufus-shouldered longhorn beetle.

Beautiful Corn Bunting singing its distinct song. Spta.

Black headed cardinal beetle, Pyrochroa coccinea.

Platystomos albinus. Fantastic day in Hampshire, found eight of these beauties.

Slime mold, unsure which variety.

Juniper shieldbug, cyphostethus tristriatus.

Umbellifer longhorn beetle, Phytoecia cylindrica.

Think this is Curculio glandium, Acorn weevil.

Lesser stag beetle, Dorcus parallelipipidus. Savernake forest.

Male Monosapyga clavicornis, Club-horned wasp. Visits same tree each year looking for host, Savernake forest.

Don’t bite off more than you can chew.

Something so calming when the sun shines in the beautiful English countryside.