one of the commonest trees on the Downs
![Batman Hoverfly [Myathropa florea]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/NG8_4472_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Oct2025.jpg "Batman Hoverfly [Myathropa florea]")
Batman Hoverfly [Myathropa florea]
Male on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025
![Oyster Gall [Neuroterus anthracinus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/NG8_4472b_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Oct2025.jpg "Oyster Gall [Neuroterus anthracinus]")
Oyster Gall [Neuroterus anthracinus]
Oyster Gall caused by the gall wasp N. anthracinus of the agamic form on an English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025
![Oak Stilt/Shaded Oak Stilt [Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella agg.]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/oct_2025/NG8_4472c_EOS-1D_TheDowns_09Oct2025.jpg "Oak Stilt/Shaded Oak Stilt [Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella agg.]")
Oak Stilt/Shaded Oak Stilt [Caloptilia alchimiella/robustella agg.]
curled edge of an English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf housing the pupa of a moth in the aggregate C. alchimiella/robustella - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England - Date of image : 09 Oct 2025
![Soldier Beetle [Cantharis pellucida]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2025/IMG_0978_60D_TheDowns_17May2025.jpg "Soldier Beetle [Cantharis pellucida]")
Soldier Beetle [Cantharis pellucida]
Adult - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 17 May 2025
![Common Grey Disco [Mollisia cinerea]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/feb_2026/BD2_0844_7D_TheDowns_27Feb2026.jpg "Common Grey Disco [Mollisia cinerea]")
Common Grey Disco [Mollisia cinerea]
the fungus M. cinerea on decaying oak branch in leaf litter - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Feb 2026
![Common Darter [Sympetrum striolatum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/NG9_1882_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Aug2026.jpg "Common Darter [Sympetrum striolatum]")
Common Darter [Sympetrum striolatum]
female S. striolatum on English Oak (Quercus robur) sapling - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Aug 2026
![Shoulder-spot Dot [Stigmella basiguttella?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2025/JO8V3311_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Aug2025.jpg "Shoulder-spot Dot [Stigmella basiguttella?]")
Shoulder-spot Dot [Stigmella basiguttella?]
Leaf-mine caused by larva of S. basiguttella? on upper surface of English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Aug 2025
![Cypress-leaved Plaitmoss [Hypnum cupressiforme ?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/nov_2025/JO8V4605_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Nov2025.jpg "Cypress-leaved Plaitmoss [Hypnum cupressiforme ?]")
Cypress-leaved Plaitmoss [Hypnum cupressiforme ?]
Cypress-leaved Plaitmoss with a ruffle lichen (Parmotrema sp.?) on an oak branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Nov 2025
![fly [Anthomyiidae sp.]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/BD2_2937-39_7D_TheDowns_18Apr2026.jpg "fly [Anthomyiidae sp.]")
fly [Anthomyiidae sp.]
an unidentified fly of the Anthomyiidae family on an English Oak leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Apr 2026
![Yellow Brain [Tremella mesenterica ?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jan_2026/NG8_5734-BD1_9794_EOS-1D_TheDowns_16Jan2026.jpg "Yellow Brain [Tremella mesenterica ?]")
Yellow Brain [Tremella mesenterica ?]
possibly Yellow Brain jelly fungus on a dead oak trunk - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 16 Jan 2026
![bonnet mushrooms [Mycena sp.?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/dec_2025/NG8_5379_EOS-1D_TheDowns_10Dec2025.jpg "bonnet mushrooms [Mycena sp.?]")
bonnet mushrooms [Mycena sp.?]
tiny (cap of largest 5 mm diam.) bonnet mushrooms on dead oak branch - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Dec 2025
![Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/nov_2025/NG8_5284_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Nov2025.jpg "Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]")
Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]
Cluster of Oak Marble Galls caused by the wasp Andricus kollari, on an oak sapling - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Nov 2025
![Long-tailed Tit [Aegithalos caudatus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/nov_2025/NG8_5314_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Nov2025.jpg "Long-tailed Tit [Aegithalos caudatus]")
Long-tailed Tit [Aegithalos caudatus]
Long-tailed Tit in an oak tree - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Nov 2025
![Oakmoss lichen [Evernia prunastri]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/dec_2025/NG8_5407_EOS-1D_TheDowns_11Dec2025.jpg "Oakmoss lichen [Evernia prunastri]")
Oakmoss lichen [Evernia prunastri]
Oakmoss on an oak branch with a crust fungus - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 11 Dec 2025
![ants [Myrmica sp.]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/NG9_1996_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Aug2026.jpg "ants [Myrmica sp.]")
ants [Myrmica sp.]
Myrmica sp. ants congregating on Knopper galls on an English Oak (Quercus robur) twig - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Aug 2026
![Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/nov_2025/NG8_5281_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Nov2025.jpg "Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]")
Oak Marble Gall [Andricus kollari]
Oak Marble Galls, one of them stunted, caused by the wasp Andricus kollari, on an oak sapling - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Nov 2025
![Green Oak Tortrix [Tortrix viridana]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/BD2_3069_7D_TheDowns_18Apr2026.jpg "Green Oak Tortrix [Tortrix viridana]")
Green Oak Tortrix [Tortrix viridana]
early stage T. viridana larvae (size 6mm) feeding on newly-opened English Oak (Quercus robur) leaves, inside silk cocoon - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Apr 2026
![Cherry Gall Wasp [Cynips quercusfolii]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/BD2_3093_7D_TheDowns_18Apr2026.jpg "Cherry Gall Wasp [Cynips quercusfolii]")
Cherry Gall Wasp [Cynips quercusfolii]
early immature stage of cherry galls on underside of an English Oak leaf caused by larvae of the agamic generation of C. quercusfolii - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 18 Apr 2026
![Oakmoss [Evernia prunastri]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jan_2026/NG8_5785_EOS-1D_TheDowns_28Jan2026.jpg "Oakmoss [Evernia prunastri]")
Oakmoss [Evernia prunastri]
Oakmoss lichen on dead oak branch with small ‘blobs’ of a jelly fungus - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 28 Jan 2026
![Hairy Curtain Crust [Stereum hirsutum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/nov_2025/JO8V4650_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Nov2025.jpg "Hairy Curtain Crust [Stereum hirsutum]")
Hairy Curtain Crust [Stereum hirsutum]
Hairy Curtain Crust on a dead oak branch; note larva feeding on fungus - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Nov 2025