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Going by the Asian hornet app, that looks like a female giant woodwasp/greater horntail - absolute units for the UK (up to 45mm apparently)
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That looks like a solitary wasp, and an ichneumonid, but I can't work out which one. None of these quite seem to fit, perhaps the closest is amblyteles armatorius (but as the guide isn't complete, it may not be in there):
https://www.naturespot.org.uk/sites/default/files/downloads/british-ichneumonid-wasps-id-guide.pdf
Shame you didn't get a picture of the hornet. Hornets and wasps are much less aggressive close to their nests than honeybees, by the way.
Oliver Schick
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Stopped while out riding at the weekend and leant my bike against a log pile. The biggest hornet I have ever seen buzzed out and landed on my tire. I couldn't get a pic quick enough before it buzzed back into the pile. There was also this one that was frantically rubbing its abdomen against a log for some reason.
Very wary of being that close to a potential hornet nest so made a quick exit.