Zygiella atrica
Very similar to Zygiella x-notata, but this spider has less reliance on houses, preferring to build it's web amongst vegetation (especially Gorse) Zygiella atrica can occur in gardens, but typically inhabits woodland sites, such as Sherwood Forest CP, where several fdemales were found in mid-September 2009.
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UK distribution of Zygiella atrica
 

The UK distribution maps on eakringbirds.com are provided by the National Biodiversity Network (NBN Gateway) Each red square on the map indicates species present in 10km grid squares.

Updated September 2011

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