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At their peak in April

1,167 species

Lunar Marbled Brown

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,028
Scientific name
Drymonia ruficornis

King/Common Eider

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
1,026
Scientific name
Somateria spectabilis

Common Earthworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
982
Scientific name
Lumbricus terrestris

Tall Thyme-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
976
Scientific name
Plagiomnium elatum

Wallflower

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
963
Scientific name
Erysimum cheiri

Handsome Woollywort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
959
Scientific name
Trichocolea tomentella

Black Gnat

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
948
Scientific name
Bibio johannis

Salmonberry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
948
Scientific name
Rubus spectabilis

Streamer

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
941
Scientific name
Anticlea derivata

Little Venus

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
932
Scientific name
Gouldia minima

Rustyback

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
915
Scientific name
Asplenium ceterach

Musk Stork's-bill

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
909
Scientific name
Erodium moschatum

False Puffball

Group
Microorganisms and protists
Records since 2000
905
Scientific name
Reticularia lycoperdon

Early Tooth-striped

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
868
Scientific name
Trichopteryx carpinata

Alexanders Rust

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
866
Scientific name
Puccinia smyrnii

Crater Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
860
Scientific name
Diploschistes scruposus

Painted Nomad Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
835
Scientific name
Nomada fucata

Hannaea arcus

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
830
Peak month
April

Lathbury's Nomad Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
808
Scientific name
Nomada lathburiana

Common Oak Purple

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
800
Scientific name
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella

Pill Millipede

Group
Millipedes
Records since 2000
787
Scientific name
Glomeris marginata

Early Forget-me-not

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
778
Scientific name
Myosotis ramosissima

Spined Loach

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
778
Scientific name
Cobitis taenia

Anticlea badiata

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
775
Peak month
April