ARACHNIDS - A diary of wildlife on Banstead Downs

spiders, harvestmen, ticks and mites

Buzzing Spider [Anyphaena accentuata]

female on inner surface of rotting tree bark – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 Feb 2026

Buzzing Spider [Anyphaena accentuata?]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2025

Buzzing Spider [Anyphaena accentuata?]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 08 May 2025

Buzzing Spider [Anyphaena accentuata]

Buzzing Spider on dead trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 06 Dec 2025

European Garden Spider [Araneus diadematus]

Adult, dorsal view – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jul 2025

European Garden Spider [Araneus diadematus]

Female, dorsal view – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Oct 2025

European Garden Spider [Araneus diadematus]

Adult, ventral view – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 30 Sep 2025

Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]

Male - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 23May 2025

Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]

Underside of female on a web - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 May 2025

Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]

Ventral view of female on her web above a sycamore leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025

Cucumber Green Spider [Araniella cucurbitina]

Underside of female on a web - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 May 2025

Wasp Spider [Argiope bruennichi]

female A. bruennichi on her web - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Jul 2026

Wasp Spider [Argiope bruennichi]

Adult female, ventral view - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 12 Sep 2021

Walnut Orb-Weaver [Nuctenea umbratica]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Apr 2025

Purseweb Spider [Atypus affinis]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 07 Oct 2021

leafcurling sac spider [Clubiona lutescens?]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Jun 2025

Common Mesh Weaver [Dictyna arundinacea]

Female - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 04 Jun 2025

Bleeding Heart Spider [Nigma puella]

sub-adult female(?) (N. puella) under her web on an ivy leaf – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Mar 2026

Black Money Spider [Erigone atra]

Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 13 Jun 2025

Platform Hammock Spider [Neriene peltata]

adult on the underside of a leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Mar 2026