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At their peak in April

1,167 species

Sand digger shrimp

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
5,027
Scientific name
Bathyporeia elegans

Flowering Currant

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,952
Scientific name
Ribes sanguineum

Honesty

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,830
Scientific name
Lunaria annua

Shining Hookeria

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
4,753
Scientific name
Hookeria lucens

Square-tailed Worm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
4,751
Scientific name
Eiseniella tetraedra

Early Grey

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
4,715
Scientific name
Xylocampa areola

Great Wood-rush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,470
Scientific name
Luzula sylvatica

Olive Upright

Group
Mayflies
Records since 2000
4,445
Scientific name
Rhithrogena semicolorata

Smooth Glass Snail

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
4,442
Scientific name
Aegopinella nitidula

Wood Forget-me-not

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,355
Scientific name
Myosotis sylvatica

Thale Cress

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,163
Scientific name
Arabidopsis thaliana

Box bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
4,093
Scientific name
Gonocerus acuteangulatus

Mountain hare

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
3,875
Scientific name
Lepus timidus

Ivy-leaved Speedwell

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
3,722
Scientific name
Veronica hederifolia

Winter Heliotrope

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
3,719
Scientific name
Petasites pyrenaicus

Wood-rust

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
3,594
Scientific name
Nowellia curvifolia

Butterbur [plant]

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
3,451
Scientific name
Petasites hybridus

Gooden's Nomad Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
3,424
Scientific name
Nomada goodeniana

Danish Scurvygrass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
3,402
Scientific name
Cochlearia danica

Dandelion

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
3,371
Scientific name
Taraxacum officinale

Buffish Mining Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
3,293
Scientific name
Andrena nigroaenea

Oxford Ragwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
3,206
Scientific name
Senecio squalidus

Gooseberry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
3,200
Scientific name
Ribes uva-crispa

Tree-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
3,106
Scientific name
Climacium dendroides

Budapest slug

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
3,041
Scientific name
Tandonia budapestensis

Hover fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
2,928
Scientific name
Cheilosia pagana