Tiny Mounds at NT Sutton Hoo

We spent a warm afternoon at NT Sutton Hoo, where ...

... the digger wasps were hard at work on the path that leads to the wood. 

Most visitors go to see the Anglo-Saxon mounds and the ship burial site. 

On this occasion, these small mounds became the focus of my visit.  

There were several ladybirds and their larvae (and eggs) 

by the selection of plants that the Anglo-Saxons would have known and used. 

We usually find caterpillars on the Woad, but there were none today.  

Instead, the bees were hard at work on the Weld. 

I shall post the digger wasp pics on to iSpot in the hope that someone can help me get a more accurate ID ...

 

POSTSCRIPT

Two bits of news...

 

1] That the Open University is going to close iSpot later this month - such a shame.  

2] That this species of digger wasp has been identified for me by fellow iSpotters as the Ornate Tailed Digger Wasp (Cerceris rybyensis). Huge thanks to all who have helped me with IDs over many years.