We spotted this beastie whilst out this evening watering the raised beds.
This is a lesser stag beetle, Dorcus parrallelopipedus. It is about 30mm long. We are hoping its presence is down to the log pile we've been building at the bottom of the garden these past couple of years. However, our book tells us these beetles take to the wing in summer so it could have flown in from anywhere.
*note to selves - carry a coin in your pockets to establish scale
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