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At their peak in April

1,167 species

Wood Spurge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,898
Scientific name
Euphorbia amygdaloides

Pied Shieldbug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
2,789
Scientific name
Tritomegas bicolor

Slender Speedwell

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,730
Scientific name
Veronica filiformis

Dotted Bee-fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
2,727
Scientific name
Bombylius discolor

Smooth Needle Fly

Group
Stoneflies
Records since 2000
2,645
Scientific name
Leuctra inermis

Brindled Pug

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,623
Scientific name
Eupithecia abbreviata

White comfrey

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,573
Scientific name
Symphytum orientale

Oil beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
2,548
Scientific name
Meloe proscarabaeus

Green Worm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
2,506
Scientific name
Allolobophora chlorotica

Kohuhu

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,461
Scientific name
Pittosporum tenuifolium

Moschatel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,434
Scientific name
Adoxa moschatellina

Black Spleenwort

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
2,423
Scientific name
Asplenium adiantum-nigrum

Leeches

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
2,391
Scientific name
Erpobdella octoculata

Dented Silk-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
2,324
Scientific name
Plagiothecium denticulatum

Common Apple-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
2,320
Scientific name
Bartramia pomiformis

Fritillary

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,254
Scientific name
Fritillaria meleagris

Red Currant

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,250
Scientific name
Ribes rubrum

Brindled Beauty

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,168
Scientific name
Lycia hirtaria

Butcher's-broom

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,140
Scientific name
Ruscus aculeatus

Common Tarcrust

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
2,140
Scientific name
Diatrype stigma

Gorse Weevil

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
2,126
Scientific name
Exapion ulicis

Early Dog-violet

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,094
Scientific name
Viola reichenbachiana

Pale Thread-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
2,091
Scientific name
Ptychostomum pallens