One of my favorite spiders and very beneficial. She may die after the first frost, but in the mean time, you can observe her when she comes out to eat moths and flies.
One of my little friends:

I found this large bodied spider outside my house lurking about. I live in north east UK and would like to know what spider it is
Couldn't work uploading a pic, heres a link to a pic its a bit dark
http://i61.tinypic.com/9kbjw7.jpg