Spider for Id please

[pammosley]

Hi folks, this fellow has a distinctive pattern but I can`t find him
Found in damp scrub woodland.
Any help gratefully received

[frits_b]

That's Larinioides cornutus.

[pammosley]

Hi Frits, I`ve just had a google & I can see the variations now & you`r right (as usual ). I was looking on the euro spiders site & the patterning looks diferent to mine, so looked at different images once I had a name.
Many thanks, Pam

[Meta menardi]

Patterning is not always a good way to ID spiders. Yours appears to be a male (can't quite see, but it does look that way), so he is out hunting females. The female is probably in a web retreat (search for Lariniodes cornutas in the Gallery, I have posted 2 photos in there). They are very often found in proximity to water. One of mine was in a wet meadow, the other at least 1/4 mile form any water.

Nice photos, and a very attractive spider.

[pammosley]

Thanks for the advice Meta, nothings easy is it
I`ll have a look in the Gallery at the photos.
He is pretty isn`t he, thanks for the comment on the photo