Spider identification please

[Silvermuir]

Hi there ,I just found this spider living in our summer house, I've never seen one like it before and I've lived here 35 years, I'm convinced it's a false widow as it looks very similar to photos online however i'm no spider expert. It's very large compared to most other spiders i'm used to here, those beams are standard 2x4's so you can get some kind of scale reference, any info would be great. If it is indeed a false widow it raises a bit of concern as we have children running around and using the summer house.

Much appreciated.
Andy.

1. spider1 (1 of 1) by A.M.G Photography, on Flickr


2.spider (1 of 1) by A.M.G Photography, on Flickr

 

[boyfalldown]

I think false widow too. I wouldn't worry, but maybe read a bit further.

 

[Mark twiglet]

Just googled false widows

 

[Silvermuir]

Mark I believe that is the male false widow ,smaller with a white marking on it's back, the one I found is the female I think. below is the photo I found online, very similar I think you'll agree...although I can't confirm whether or not the article used a true photo of a false widow.

1 (1 of 1) by A.M.G Photography, on Flickr

And here is the link to the page, its about half way down the page.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/insect-bites-guide-pictures-treatment-6172036

 

[Mark twiglet]

Did you also see some of the injuries to humans? Mmmmm lovely

 

[NSNO]

It looks like a walnut orb weaver. I'm basing that on the shape of the body and head, it's difficult to see the markings on your photo. I should add that I'm not an expert by any means