One of Britain’s rarest and most colourful spiders the Ladybird spider (Eresus sandaliatus) was thought to be extinct in Britain for over 70 years, until a tiny population was rediscovered on a tiny ...

Royal Mail has revealed images of a set of 10 new stamps featuring original illustrations of spiders found in the UK. Previously butterflies ... Spider Nurseryweb Spider; Ladybird Spider; Candy ...

But they face threats too. Do One Thing for nature - spend some time looking for ladybirds and join the UK Ladybird Survey run by the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH). View some of the results ...

Breathing Places would like you to turn over leaves, roll back stones and peer inside window frames in the hunt for ladybirds. Populations of some native UK ladybirds are in decline, possibly due ...