A favourite of many pollinators
![Ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/NG8_7433_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Apr2026.jpg "Ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus]")
Ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus]
female I. suspiciosus on a Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Apr 2026
![Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/NG8_7502_EOS-1D_TheDowns_22Apr2026.jpg "Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]")
Common Carder Bee [Bombus pascuorum]
B. pascuorum on a Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) leaf- Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 22 Apr 2026
![Common Carpet [Epirrhoe alternata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/NG8_7576_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Apr2026.jpg "Common Carpet [Epirrhoe alternata]")
Common Carpet [Epirrhoe alternata]
E. alternata on a Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Apr 2026
![Wasp Beetle [Clytus arietis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/NG8_7625_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Apr2026.jpg "Wasp Beetle [Clytus arietis]")
Wasp Beetle [Clytus arietis]
C. arietis on Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Apr 2026
![rust fly [Psila fimetaria]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/NG8_7634_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Apr2026.jpg "rust fly [Psila fimetaria]")
rust fly [Psila fimetaria]
P. fimetaria on Common Hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Apr 2026