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At their peak in April

1,167 species

Garlic Mustard

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
35,141
Scientific name
Alliaria petiolata

Tapered Drone Fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
35,005
Scientific name
Eristalis pertinax

Holly

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
32,893
Scientific name
Ilex aquifolium

Bee Fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
32,811
Scientific name
Bombylius major

Daisy

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
29,849
Scientific name
Bellis perennis

European hare

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
29,750
Scientific name
Lepus europaeus

Blackthorn

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
28,574
Scientific name
Prunus spinosa

Little Owl

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
28,128
Scientific name
Athene noctua

Ground-ivy

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
24,139
Scientific name
Glechoma hederacea

Little Gull

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
23,156
Scientific name
Hydrocoloeus minutus

Willow Ptarmigan

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
21,736
Scientific name
Lagopus lagopus

Sandfly

Group
Caddisflies
Records since 2000
21,424
Scientific name
Rhyacophila dorsalis

Lesser Celandine

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
21,114
Scientific name
Ficaria verna

Chinese Muntjac

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
20,457
Scientific name
Muntiacus reevesi

Dog's Mercury

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
18,728
Scientific name
Mercurialis perennis

White Dead-nettle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
17,320
Scientific name
Lamium album

Cherry Laurel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
17,196
Scientific name
Prunus laurocerasus

Groundsel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
16,933
Scientific name
Senecio vulgaris

Cowslip

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
16,087
Scientific name
Primula veris

Gorse

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
15,116
Scientific name
Ulex europaeus

Yellow Archangel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
14,460
Scientific name
Lamium galeobdolon

Ring Ouzel

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
13,904
Scientific name
Turdus torquatus

Primrose

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
13,713
Scientific name
Primula vulgaris

Red Dead-nettle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
12,869
Scientific name
Lamium purpureum

Pine Ladybird

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
12,843
Scientific name
Brumus quadripustulatus

Common Dog-violet

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
12,787
Scientific name
Viola riviniana

Common Chickweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
11,998
Scientific name
Stellaria media

Elegant Silk-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
11,892
Scientific name
Pseudotaxiphyllum elegans

River Feather-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
11,799
Scientific name
Brachythecium rivulare

Canada yew

Group
Conifers
Records since 2000
11,357
Scientific name
Taxus baccata

Hebrew Character

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
11,347
Scientific name
Orthosia gothica

Square Caddisfly

Group
Caddisflies
Records since 2000
11,212
Scientific name
Lepidostoma hirtum

Dotted Thyme-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
11,029
Scientific name
Rhizomnium punctatum

Chalk Comb-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
10,936
Scientific name
Ctenidium molluscum

Wood-sorrel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
10,549
Scientific name
Oxalis acetosella