one of the commonest trees on the Downs
![English (or Pedunculate) Oak [Quercus robur]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/NG8_7565_EOS-1D_TheDowns_24Apr2026.jpg "English (or Pedunculate) Oak [Quercus robur]")
English (or Pedunculate) Oak [Quercus robur]
male catkin development on an English Oak (Q. robur) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Apr 2026
![Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/NG8_7621_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Apr2026.jpg "Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual]")
Common Spangle Gall Wasp [Neuroterus quercusbaccarum f. sexual]
Currant gall of the sexual generation of N. quercusbaccarum on an English Oak male catkin - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Apr 2026
![Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/apr_2026/NG8_7645_EOS-1D_TheDowns_27Apr2026.jpg "Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]")
Hairy Shieldbug [Dolycoris baccarum]
adult D. baccarum on English Oak (Quercus robur) leaf - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 27 Apr 2026