Neriene peltata (Wider, 1834)
A common spider which makes a small sheet web on the lower branches of trees and in bushes. This spider is presumed to be common around Sherwood Forest CP, where this one was photographed in May 2010. There have been regular Sherwood records since 2002.
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Nottinghamshire (VC56) distribution of Neriene peltata
 
 
 
 
The records for the Nottinghamshire distribution map are currently provided by the following contributors - Trevor and Dilys Pendleton. Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust. Stuart Warrington. The National Trust (Clumber Park invertebrate records). Sherwood Forest Invertebrate Directory 2014. Tony Kavanagh. David Shaw.

You can contribute your own records to help us gain an accurate status of this species in Nottinghamshire. Send an Excel spreadsheet of your records via the 'contact us' link at the top of the homepage.

Updated January 2022

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