Frequent heavy showers.
An amazing Weevil on Nettle. The whole carapace looks like it has been knitted.
Sawflies are so-called because the female has a modified sting that is used to cut notches in leaves in which to lay her eggs. This small (1 cm.) Sawfly looked like she was laying, so I took several shots in the hope that the saw would be in focus. I was fortunate with a couple of shots: the right-hand image shows the saw in action.
I know which Willow tree she was laying on, so if the larvae turn out to be Nematus pavidus - Lesser Willow Sawfly, then I've got an image of the adult to add to my collection.
Lesser Dung Flies are voracious predators as adults and I often see them perched with their latest prey.
Empty seedpods of last year's Square-stalked St. Johns Wort.
Spruce Carpet moth - Thera britannica -on Spruce.
