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At their peak in April

1,167 species

Common Dandelion

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
63
Scientific name
Taraxacum polyodon

Thatch Moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
63
Scientific name
Leptodontium gemmascens

Honeywort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
62
Scientific name
Cerinthe major

Showy forsythia

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
62
Scientific name
Forsythia intermedia

Coast Silk Tassel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
61
Scientific name
Garrya elliptica

Large tortoiseshell

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
61
Scientific name
Nymphalis polychloros

Selland's Dandelion

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
61
Scientific name
Taraxacum sellandii

Tenweeks stock

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
61
Scientific name
Matthiola incana

A fungus

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
60
Scientific name
Phaeocalicium populneum

Andrena vaga

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
60
Peak month
April

False spiraea

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
59
Scientific name
Sorbaria sorbifolia

Navicula ignota

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
58
Peak month
April

Ostrich fern

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
58
Scientific name
Matteuccia struthiopteris