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At their peak in April

1,167 species

Wild Cherry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
10,464
Scientific name
Prunus avium

Wood Anemone

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
10,279
Scientific name
Anemone nemorosa

Alder leaf beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
10,095
Scientific name
Agelastica alni

Waved Silk-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
10,043
Scientific name
Plagiothecium undulatum

Shepherd's-purse

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
9,963
Scientific name
Capsella bursa-pastoris

Marsh-marigold

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
9,736
Scientific name
Caltha palustris

Ivy-leaved Toadflax

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
9,640
Scientific name
Cymbalaria muralis

Common Liverwort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
9,606
Scientific name
Marchantia polymorpha

Field Wood-rush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
9,310
Scientific name
Luzula campestris

Red Mason Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
9,008
Scientific name
Osmia bicornis

Tawny Mining Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
8,881
Scientific name
Andrena fulva

Silo pallipes

Group
Caddisflies
Records since 2000
8,270
Peak month
April

Grey Mining Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
8,242
Scientific name
Andrena cineraria

Rotund disc

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
8,184
Scientific name
Discus rotundatus

Common adder

Group
Reptiles
Records since 2000
7,996
Scientific name
Vipera berus

Lesser Featherwort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
7,570
Scientific name
Plagiochila porelloides

Black grouse

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
7,389
Scientific name
Lyrurus tetrix

Norway Maple

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,211
Scientific name
Acer platanoides

Green Cellar Slug

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
7,133
Scientific name
Limacus maculatus

Aloe Haircap

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
6,983
Scientific name
Pogonatum aloides

Gorse Shieldbug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
6,724
Scientific name
Piezodorus lituratus

Spring Epistrophe

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
6,574
Scientific name
Epistrophe eligans

Clouded Drab

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
6,269
Scientific name
Orthosia incerta

Barren Strawberry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,239
Scientific name
Potentilla sterilis

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
6,221
Scientific name
Asplenium trichomanes

Notched pouchwort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
6,149
Scientific name
Asperifolia arguta

Sticky Mouse-ear

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,100
Scientific name
Cerastium glomeratum

Juicy Silk-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
5,833
Scientific name
Plagiothecium succulentum

Wall-rue

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
5,522
Scientific name
Asplenium ruta-muraria

Bird Cherry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,516
Scientific name
Prunus padus

Large Cinnamon Sedge

Group
Caddisflies
Records since 2000
5,444
Scientific name
Potamophylax latipennis

Paralia sulcata

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
5,434
Peak month
April

Hairy Bitter-cress

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,395
Scientific name
Cardamine hirsuta