Found both of these at Wayford Woods nr Chard at the weekend while walking Jake (that's my boy, not a dog). Both incredibly small just a few mm long and difficult to photograph in appalling light but interesting little things. Amazing what they look like when seen closely:
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| Cyclosa conica, male - with distinctive conical shaped abdomen: R. Harris
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| Cyclosa conica, male - colour variation: R. Harris | 
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| Ozyptila praticola - a mini crab spider: R. Harris | 
...and then there was this bruiser on the patio doors:
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| Araneus diadematus: R. Harris | 
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