Thick legged flower beetle ...........

............ except that, being a female, she doesn't have the thick thighs.

I spotted her on this rather nice pink flower, on the edge of our meadow area.  I'm not sure what the flower is, and I'm not sure if it is meant to be there, or if it is a "weed".

I also found the funnel like web in the extra.  UK safari reassures me that there are no funnel web spiders in the UK, and that this is probably the construction of a labyrinth spider.

I spent several hours pulling up bracken and nettles this morning, and then doing some sewing.  W has been weeding too, and is now feeding the flower beds.  It's been cloudy, and threatened rain several times, but still not lived up to the promise.