Pollinators just love Wild Parsnip (gallery includes other umbellifers like Cow Parsley and Wild Carrot)
![Common Wasp [Vespula vulgaris]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2025/NG8_2833_EOS-1D_TheDowns_02Aug2025.jpg "Common Wasp [Vespula vulgaris]")
Common Wasp [Vespula vulgaris]
Adult about to land on Wild Parsley (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Aug 2025
![Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum ]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/sep_2026/NG9_2285_EOS-1D_TheDowns_10Sep2026.jpg "Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum ]")
Plain-faced Drone Fly [Eristalis arbustorum ]
female E. arbustorum on Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Sep 2026
![Bean Seed Beetle [Bruchidius villosus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4413_7D_TheDowns_02May2026.jpg "Bean Seed Beetle [Bruchidius villosus]")
Bean Seed Beetle [Bruchidius villosus]
B. villosus on Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) flowers - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2026
![Red-tipped Flower Beetle [Malachius bipustulatus]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4428-34_7D_TheDowns_02May2026.jpg "Red-tipped Flower Beetle [Malachius bipustulatus]")
Red-tipped Flower Beetle [Malachius bipustulatus]
M. bipustulatus on Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) flowers (left) and a grass stem - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2026
![Cinnamon Bug [Corizus hyoscyami]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/may_2026/BD2_4430-NG8_7918_7D_TheDowns_02May2026.jpg "Cinnamon Bug [Corizus hyoscyami]")
Cinnamon Bug [Corizus hyoscyami]
adult C. hyoscyami on Cow Parsley (Anthriscus sylvestris) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 May 2026
![ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/JO8V0650_EOS-1D_TheDowns_25Jul2025.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus?]")
ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon suspiciosus?]
Female on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 25 Jul 2025
![Turnip Sawfly [Athalia rosae]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/NG9_1633-40_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2026.jpg "Turnip Sawfly [Athalia rosae]")
Turnip Sawfly [Athalia rosae]
male A. rosae sawfly on Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Aug 2026
![Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2026/NG9_1657_EOS-1D_TheDowns_01Aug2026.jpg "Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]")
Large Tiphia [Tiphia femorata]
female T. femorata wasps on Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 1 Aug 2026
![Red Spotted Parasite Fly [Eriothrix rufomaculata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jul_2026/NG9_0867_EOS-1D_TheDowns_10Jul2026.jpg "Red Spotted Parasite Fly [Eriothrix rufomaculata]")
Red Spotted Parasite Fly [Eriothrix rufomaculata]
E. rufomaculata on Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Jul 2026
![ichneumon wasp [unidentified]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jul_2026/NG9_0879_EOS-1D_TheDowns_10Jul2026.jpg "ichneumon wasp [unidentified]")
ichneumon wasp [unidentified]
male ichneumon wasp on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 10 Jul 2026
![Marjoram Wasp-Sawfly [Tenthredo thompsoni]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2025/NG8_3007_EOS-1D_TheDowns_06Aug2025.jpg "Marjoram Wasp-Sawfly [Tenthredo thompsoni]")
Marjoram Wasp-Sawfly [Tenthredo thompsoni]
Female on Wild Carrot (Daucus carota) flower - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 06 Aug 2025
![mirid bug [Orthops campestris]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/NG7_3272_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_15Jul2021.jpg "mirid bug [Orthops campestris]")
mirid bug [Orthops campestris]
Adult on opening flower bud of Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Jul 2021
![Common Yellow-face Bee [Hylaeus communis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/NG7_3895_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_02Aug2021.jpg "Common Yellow-face Bee [Hylaeus communis]")
Common Yellow-face Bee [Hylaeus communis]
Female on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Aug 2021
![Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/coleoptera/NG7_2352_EOS-1D_BansteadCommon_09Aug2020.jpg "Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]")
Harlequin Ladybird [Harmonia axyridis]
Adult of form spectabilis on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 09 Aug 2020
![Common Cluster Fly [Pollenia rudis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG7_3941_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_02Aug2021.jpg "Common Cluster Fly [Pollenia rudis]")
Common Cluster Fly [Pollenia rudis]
Female on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 02 Aug 2021
![Dark-winged Flesh Fly [Nyctia halterata]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/diptera/NG7_4608_EOS-1D_BansteadDowns_24Aug2021.jpg "Dark-winged Flesh Fly [Nyctia halterata]")
Dark-winged Flesh Fly [Nyctia halterata]
Adult on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 24 Aug 2021
![chalcid wasp [Brachymeria tibialis]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2025/NG8_3302_EOS-1D_TheDowns_14Aug2025.jpg "chalcid wasp [Brachymeria tibialis]")
chalcid wasp [Brachymeria tibialis]
B. tibialis (in flight) about to land next to a Common Wasp on Wild Parsnip - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 14 Aug 2025
![ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon confusor?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/aug_2025/NG8_3314_EOS-1D_TheDowns_15Aug2025.jpg "ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon confusor?]")
ichneumon wasp [Ichneumon confusor?]
Male (ID uncertain; males of many species of the genus Ichneumon are difficult to separate) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 15 Aug 2025
![Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis?]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/jul_2026/NG9_1227_EOS-1D_TheDowns_20Jul2026.jpg "Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis?]")
Ornate-tailed Digger Wasp [Cerceris rybyensis?]
Cerceris sp. wasp (possibly C. rybyensis) on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 20 Jul 2026
![German Wasp [Vespula germanica]](https://test.intothevoid.co.uk/wp-content/gallery/july_2025/NG8_2480_EOS-1D_TheDowns_21Jul2025.jpg "German Wasp [Vespula germanica]")
German Wasp [Vespula germanica]
Adult on Wild Parsnip (Pastinaca sativa) - Location : Banstead Downs, Surrey, England – Date of image : 21 Jul 2025