Graham Dixon wrote in message
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I would suggest (after reffering to 'Collins Guide') that this is a nymph
(pre dult phatse of metamorposis) of either a Great Green Bush Cricket or
a
Wart Biter. Both found (but the second not common) in Southern England.

Great Green Bush Crickets, in the adult phase, are unmistakeable. I
encountered them in the Isle of Wight and thought there was a plague of
locusts. Three inches long can get pretty alarming when it's insect-shaped!


liz