What insects might we see?

General planting:

Beetles: Rosemary beetle (Chrysolina americana), 7-spot ladybiord (Coccinella septempunctata)

Caterpillars: Small tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae), Cinnabar moth (Tyria jacobaeae)

Lacewings: Green lacewing (Chrysoperla carnea)

Moths: Garden tiger moth (Arctia caja), Angles shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)

True bugs (Hemiptera): Common green shield bug (Palomena prasina), Hawthorn shield bug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)

Nectar / pollen-rich flowers:

Beetles: Cardinal beetle (Pyrochroa serraticornis) Common malachite beetle (Malachius bipustulatus)

Bees: Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris), Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius), Ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria)

Wasps: Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), Ruby-tailed wasp (Chrysis ignita)

Hornets: European hornet (Vespa crabro)

Sawflies: Birch sawfly (Craesus septentrionalis)

Ants: Common black ant (Lasius niger), Red ant (Myrmica rubra)

Butterflies: Peacock butterfly (Aglais io), Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae)

Hoverflies: Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus), Drone fly (Eristalis tenax)

Soldierflies: Broad centurion (Chloromyia formosa)

Pond / aquatic plants:

Alderflies: Common alderfly (Sialis lutaria)

Dragonflies and damselflies: Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum), Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella)

Caddisflies (nymphs): Large Dark Olive (Baetis rhodani)

Mayfly (nymphs): Blue-winged Olive (Serratella ignita)

Hoverflies: Tiger hoverfly (Helophilus pendulus)

Meadow / long grass:

Grasshoppers: Meadow grasshopper (Chorthippus parallelus), Common field grasshopper (Chorthippus brunneus)

Crickets: Common field cricket (Gryllus campestris)

Craneflies: Tipula paludosa, Tipula oleracea

Day flying moths: Mint moth (Pyrausta sp.)

Trees / shrubs:

Lacewings: Brown lacewing (Hemerobius atrifrons)

Beetles: Stag beetle (Lucanus cervus), pine weevil (Pissodes pini)

Hoverflies: Sunfly (Epistrophe eligans), Batman hoverfly (Myathropa florea)

Robber flies: Common robber fly (Dioctria linearis), Kite-tailed robber fly(Machimus atricapillus)

Tree wasps: Dolichovespula sylvestris

Shieldbugs: Birch shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus)

Dead wood / bark / logs:

Saproxylic (deadwood feeding) beetles: Rhinoceros Beetle (Plagionotus arcuatus)

Barkflies: Psocoptera species

Earwigs: Common earwig (Forficula auricularia)

Leaf-cutter bees (Megachile centuncularis)

Leaf litter / decaying plant matter:

Beetles: Violet ground beetle (Carabus violaceus), Devil’s coach-horse beetle (Ocypus olens), Common click beetle (Agriotes obscurus)

Earwigs: Common earwig (Forficula auricularia)

Sand / rubble / stones:

Wasps: Red Banded Sand Wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)

Beetles: Common rove beetle (Staphylinus olens), Black clock beetle (Pterostichus madidus)

Bees: Colletes mining bee (Colletes succinctus)