I seem to be seeing a lot of Harvestmen this year. I’m not sure if they’re having a particular good year or if it’s just because I’m doing a lot of leaf-turning and that’s where they’re generally to be found, lurking on a leaf. With its orange coxae (think hip bones in humans – so at the top of the legs where they join the body) and a white ring around the eyes (not easy to see in this image, unfortunately), I think I’ve nailed the ID for this one: Opilio canestrinii.

Interestingly, the NatureSpot website reports that this harvestman is

an invader that is quickly colonising Britain. It was first seen in the UK in October 1999 beside a reservoir in the Lea Valley, Essex. The species has been expanding northwards from Italy, Austria and Switzerland. Where it has colonised Denmark and Germany, it has displaced the other two species of Opilio so this may also happen here.