Mangora acalypha - called the Cricket Bat Spider because of the pattern on it's abdomen - has been found in an Anstey Garden. More...

NatureSpot Trustee Mike Higgott was trimming his Buddleia then found this juvenile specimen on his wheelie bin lid. The spider has a widespread but patchy distribution in southern England and south Wales but this is the first record from anywhere in the East Midlands. It will be interesting to see if any more specimens of this distinctive species turn up.