Some sort of beetle pupa.

Dan

I think it is a Moth or Butterfly pupa.
It could be a Sphinx Moth or tomato horn worm.
When the worm/larva is full size it drops to the ground & digs in to pupa. The first Gen. fly up to start the second Gen., which pupa & over winters in the ground.
This is not the only Moth to do this.
If you have small children (4-10), put the pupa & it's soil in a jar in a cool dark place & check on it once a week.
One day you will know what it is & have a lessen for the children.

Some sort of moth I'd say. The other side may show much more detail like the outline of folded wings.

Sphinx moths are known as Hawk moths here, I believe. We don't have tomato horn worm in the UK. It could be some other moth pupa.

Here is a link that might be useful: moth pupae

I'm used to the dorsal end being pointed, but I can live with a moth pupa.

Dan

It's the pupa of a moth, one that likely eats your veggies as a youngster. To determine who it is, put in a clear covered & set it where you;ll see it everyday. After the adult moth emerges, the specific ID is much easier.

But no, it's not a sphinx moth/hornworm.

There are not many moth larvae which eat fruit and vegetables in the UK. Those we do have are generally small and non-descript like codling moths and pea moths. If it is a hawkmoth, and since there's no scale it's hard to tell, it would not eat vegetables. As far as I know we don't have any hawkmoths whose caterpillars do so.

Ah very good answers thanks. I may indeed keep it in a jar for further experiments... I mean analysis.. I found a few about though so I hope they arnt veggie eaters *gasp*

Regards
Nick

Madferret, compare the pupa you have to the last image in flora_uk's link. If you can see the immature wing outlines folded below the "facial" area, you have a moth.