A decade ago, Chester Zoo released thousands of fen raft Spiders in conservation efforts after the species was found to be in ...

The country is seeing a boom in giant Fen Raft spiders, with some reaching the size of a human palm. Nearly ten years after Chester Zoo first began reintroducing these spiders to save them from ...

Rat-sized fen raft spiders make a comeback in GB - but will they make their way to NI?Rat-sized fen raft spiders make a comeback in GB - but will they make their way to NI?

Then there’s the Fen Raft spider which can grow up to 70mm but thankfully it’s rare and mostly lives in marsh ditches, canals and fen ponds. The house spider, on the other hand, is often found ...

Britain is home to an array of different spiders, but which ones are the biggest and are you likely to find any in your house? From the cardinal to the fen raft spider, BBC Countryfile has come ...

A nature reserve manager, responsible for the re-introduction of giant Fen Raft spiders, has retired after almost three decades of service to wildlife conservation in the Norfolk Broads.