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At their peak in April

1,167 species

Midge

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
426
Scientific name
Chironomus riparius

Wild boar

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
416
Scientific name
Sus scrofa

Natterjack toad

Group
Amphibians
Records since 2000
406
Scientific name
Epidalea calamita

Miriquidica lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
394
Scientific name
Miriquidica leucophaea

Shepherd's cress

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
385
Scientific name
Teesdalia nudicaulis

Coralroot

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
376
Scientific name
Cardamine bulbifera

Bela nebula

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
369
Peak month
April

Downy veilwort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
369
Scientific name
Metzgeria pubescens

Albanian spurge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
355
Scientific name
Euphorbia characias

Acleris hyemana

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
352
Peak month
April

Syllis parapari

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
351
Peak month
April

Creeping comfrey

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
349
Scientific name
Symphytum grandiflorum