Yes, it is that time of year when spiders are busy. It is their mating time, so you may see many more in and around your house and garden. With the cool misty mornings it is also a good time to see their cobwebs as they may be covered in dew.
I found this very colourful pale tussock moth larva in the Parish this week. Autumn is a good time of year to spot exotic looking larva.
Pamela Peacock spotted this colourful knot grass caterpillar recently. It was identified by ‘Butterfly Conservation’. It is called the knot grass caterpillar, but feeds on a wide variety of herbaceous plants.
This large elephant hawk moth caterpillar was spotted two weeks ago eating a rosebay willow herb plant on the bank of the river channel beside The Cross. They also eat fuchsia and bedstraw plants