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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ben Mitchell

Critically endangered species found for first time in 40 years

A critically endangered spider, which hasn’t been seen in the UK for four decades, has been rediscovered on the Isle of Wight.

The National Trust’s Newtown National Nature Reserve hailed the discovery of the tiny orange-legged arachnid a “major conservation success”.

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