David

These spiders’ webs seemed to be tent-shaped as they held on to drops of the rain which had fallen overnight on the day the pictures were taken.

One of the many native species of longhorn beetles: so called because of their impressive antennae.

This particular species is common, and feeds mainly on nectar, as here.

Almost certainly the descendant of a cultivated foxglove, but this white specimen was nevertheless growing wild.

Various insects feeding on thistle flowers. Notice the huge eyes of the hoverfly.

In contrast, these black beetles are tiny.

A bumblebee bends its body to extract the maximum amount of nectar.

The chestnut tree miner is a moth whose larvae burrow in chestnut trees causing the brown discolouration seen here. The infestation is spreading and now well established in the West Midlands.

A honey bee gathering nectar.