Certainly not a Vine weevil. Like Fairygirl I have seen this identified recently, but cannot find the reference. There is one called a Red legged shield bug which looks similar.
I know someone asked recently @Palustris, and consensus was a shield bug, but it wasn't. I can't remember the thread, and it wouldn't be easy to find because it would just be one of those 'what is this?' type of headings.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Looks exactly like the stink Bugs we had in New York a few years ago. They were hard to keep outside. If you squish them they smell like old garbage. Some of them hitched a ride into Britain not too long ago, probably when the Eastern USA had a bad infestation a few years ago.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...