A single adult male of the the Nationally Scarce Theridiid Robertus neglectus was found via vacuum sampling in Woolston Eyes SSSI, Warrington on 3rd August 2024 during a Tanyptera Project recording day. The author found the specimen in ‘3 bed’, where there is an open area of grassland bordering deciduous woodland. It has been previously been found in VC58 (Cheshire) from Frodsham and Weaver Valley but there are no previous records for VC59. Many new vice county records are the result of species range expansions, often attributed to climate change but R. neglectus is undergoing an apparent long-term decline in the UK. It has been recorded widely, but locally throughout with records from Cornwall to Northern Scotland.

According to the BAS, it is a ground-dwelling species, found in a range of habitats, such as moorland, woodland, and wetland.

The BAS mentioned that there has been a recording of this species in West Norfolk recently, reinforcing that August is peak adult season according to the Spider Recording Scheme phenology chart.