one of the commonest trees on the Downs
![Dotted Border [Agriopis marginaria?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4215_7D_TheDowns_01May2026.jpg "Dotted Border [Agriopis marginaria?]")
Dotted Border [Agriopis marginaria?]
A. marginaria? caterpillar on English Oak (Quercus robur) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026
![Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic] and Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus albipes f. agamic]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep_2026/NG9_2200_EOS-1D_TheDowns_05Sep2026.jpg "Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic] and Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus albipes f. agamic]")
Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. agamic] and Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus albipes f. agamic]
galls on the underside of an oak leaf housing larvae of the gall wasps N. quercusbaccarum (top left) and N. albipes (lower right) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 5 Sep 2026
![The Sprawler [Asteroscopus sphinx]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4227_7D_TheDowns_01May2026.jpg "The Sprawler [Asteroscopus sphinx]")
The Sprawler [Asteroscopus sphinx]
A. sphinx? caterpillar on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026
![The Sprawler [Asteroscopus sphinx]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4228_7D_TheDowns_01May2026.jpg "The Sprawler [Asteroscopus sphinx]")
The Sprawler [Asteroscopus sphinx]
A. sphinx? caterpillar on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026
![Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus albipes f. agamic]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep-2025/JO8V3715_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Sep2025.jpg "Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus albipes f. agamic]")
Smooth Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus albipes f. agamic]
agamic form of the Smooth Spangle Gall on an oak leaf housing the larva of the Oyster Gall Wasp N. albipes - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Sep 2025
![Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4238_7D_TheDowns_01May2026.jpg "Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger?]")
Black Garden Ant [Lasius niger?]
several L. niger? on the bark of an English Oak (Quercus robur) trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026
![Common Oak Leaf-miner [Phyllonorycter quercifoliella?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/BD2_6429_7D_TheDowns_28Aug2026.jpg "Common Oak Leaf-miner [Phyllonorycter quercifoliella?]")
Common Oak Leaf-miner [Phyllonorycter quercifoliella?]
leaf-mine of P. quercifoliella on the underside of an English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Aug 2026
![Eurasian Jay [Garrulus glandarius rufitergum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/IMG_3079_40D_NonsuchPark_05Jun2010.jpg "Eurasian Jay [Garrulus glandarius rufitergum]")
Eurasian Jay [Garrulus glandarius rufitergum]
Adult of sub-species rufitergum - Location : Nonsuch Park, Epsom and Ewell, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Jun 2010
![Oyster Gall Wasp [Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep-2025/JO8V3730_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Sep2025.jpg "Oyster Gall Wasp [Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic]")
Oyster Gall Wasp [Neuroterus anthracinus f. agamic]
agamic form of the Oyster Gall on an oak leaf housing the larva of the Oyster Gall Wasp N. anthracinus - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Sep 2025
![Sputnik Spider [Paidiscura pallens]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2025/JO8V0815_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2025.jpg "Sputnik Spider [Paidiscura pallens]")
Sputnik Spider [Paidiscura pallens]
Female guarding egg sacs - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 Aug 2025
![Oak Apple Gall Wasp [Biorhiza pallida]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0339_60D_TheDowns_02May2025.jpg "Oak Apple Gall Wasp [Biorhiza pallida]")
Oak Apple Gall Wasp [Biorhiza pallida]
Gall caused by the gall wasp B. pallida laying eggs in the leaf bud of an English Oak - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2025
![English Oak [Quercus robur]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0341_60D_TheDowns_02May2025.jpg "English Oak [Quercus robur]")
English Oak [Quercus robur]
English Oak/Pedunculate Oak showing the female flowers that develop into acorns - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2025
Ladybird eggs
Ladybird eggs on the bark of an English Oak (Quercus robur) trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026
![oak plant bug [Psallus varians?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jun_2026/BD2_6115_7D_TheDowns_20Jun2026.jpg "oak plant bug [Psallus varians?]")
oak plant bug [Psallus varians?]
possible P. varians on an English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Jun 2026
![Green Oak Tortrix [Tortrix viridana]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4305_7D_TheDowns_01May2026.jpg "Green Oak Tortrix [Tortrix viridana]")
Green Oak Tortrix [Tortrix viridana]
final stage T. viridana caterpillar on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 01 May 2026
![Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/JO8V0510_EOS-1D_TheDowns_16Jul2025.jpg "Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]")
Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]
Spangle galls caused by the gall wasp N. quercusbaccarum on the underside of an English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jul 2025
![Flavous Nomad Bee [Nomada flava]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0370_60D_TheDowns_03May2025.jpg "Flavous Nomad Bee [Nomada flava]")
Flavous Nomad Bee [Nomada flava]
Adult on English Oak leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 May 2025
![rove beetle [Stenus providus ?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/mar_2026/BD2_1086_7D_TheDowns_03Mar2026.jpg "rove beetle [Stenus providus ?]")
rove beetle [Stenus providus ?]
S. providus rove beetle on an oak stump – Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 Mar 2026
![Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0371_60D_TheDowns_03May2025.jpg "Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]")
Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum]
Currant gall caused by the gall wasp N. quercusbaccarum laying eggs in a male catkin of an English Oak - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 03 May 2025
slime mould on oak leaf
2 days after first image; slime mould (cf. Diderma hemisphaericum) on oak leaf in leaf litter - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 05 Dec 2025