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National Distribution

About this species

Recorded altitude range
2m to 600m

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Distribution
T. silvestris is widespread in central and southern England and Wales, but very scattered further north. The species occurs across the whole of Europe and into the Ukraine and Moldavia, although it is absent from Scandinavia (https://araneae.nmbe.ch/data/1253).

Habitat and ecology
This spider is often associated with woodland (Roberts 1995), where it occurs in damp situations where sheet webs can be constructed, such as low banks and ditches, and in open vegetation along rides. It can also be found in caves, under bark, logs and stones, and sometimes on scrubby waste ground and along railway lines. Occasionally it enters houses. Its small size may sometimes cause it to be disregarded as immature. Adults have been found most of the year, both sexes mainly in spring and early summer, and late summer or autumn.

Status
Local.

Authors of profile: Greg Hitchcock & Geoff Oxford.

References
Roberts, M.J. 1995. Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. London: HarperCollins.
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 Account last edited by Geoff Oxford at 15:17 on Tue 9th Jan 2024.

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Recorded management for locations with Tegenaria silvestris

Recorded substrate and hydrology for locations with Tegenaria silvestris

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