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- Nuthatch (Sitta europaea)
- Hedge Sparrow / Dunnock (Prunella modularis)
- Long-Tailed Titmouse (Aegithalos Caudatus)
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- Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula Hypoleuca)
- Tree Pipit (Anthus trivialis)
- Winter Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)
- Barn Swallow (Hirundo Rustica)
- White Wagtail (Motacilla Alba)
- Small Flycatcher (Ficedula Parva)
- Short-toed Tree Creeper (Certhia Brachydactyla)
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- Meshweb Spiders (Dictynidae)
- Crab Spiders (Thomisidae)
- Wolf Spiders (Lycosidae)
- Nursery Web Spiders (Pisauridae)
- Comb-footed Spiders (Theridiidae)
- Stretch Spiders (Tetragnathidae)
- Orb-web Spiders (Araneidae)
- Sheet Web Spiders / Linen Weavers (Linyphiidae)
- Dwarf Spiders (Erigonidae)
- Sac Spiders (Clubionidae)
- Buzzing Spiders (Anyphaenidae)
- Running Foliage Spiders (Liocranidae)
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- Southern Hawker (Aeshna Cyanea)
- Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula Depressa)
- Vagrant Darter (Sympetrum Vulgatum)
- Common Darter (Sympetrum Striolatum)
- Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum Sanguineum)
- Large Red Damsel-fly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)
- Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion Puella)
- Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura Elegans)
- Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx Splendens)
- Willow Emerald Damselfly (Lestes Viridis)
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- Booklice and Barklice (Psocoptera)
- Twisted Wing Parasites (Strepsiptera)
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- Brown-lipped Snail (Cepaea nemoralis)
- Brown Garden Snail (Helix aspersa)
- Thames Door Snail (Balea biplicata)
- Round Snail (Discus rotundatus)
- Dark-bodied Glass Snail (Oxychilus draparnaudi)
- Clear Glass Snail (Aegopinella nitidula)
- Hairy Snail (Trichia hispida)
- Large Red Slug (Arion rufus)
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[All pictures of garden wildlife on this page are thumbnails. Click on any thumbnail for a large format to be displayed.]
Nursery Web Spider (Pisaura mirabilis)
The Nursery Web spider belongs to the family of Pisauridae. It is about 15mm in size and it hunts in low vegetation and on the ground looking for flies and other small insects. It uses quick sprinting and strength to catch and overpower its prey. The Nursery Web Spider varies in colour from grey to dark brown. It gets it name from the way it nurses its eggs and spiderlings. During mating the male presents the female with a carefully wrapped insect as a present. The female carries her egg sac in her jaws. The spiderlings are looked after by the female for some time after they have hatched.
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