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At their peak in April

1,167 species

Frosted Green

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
728
Scientific name
Polyploca ridens

Rhombic Leatherbug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
721
Scientific name
Syromastus rhombeus

Blue-winged Teal

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
714
Scientific name
Spatula discors

Banded Centipede

Group
Centipedes
Records since 2000
687
Scientific name
Lithobius variegatus

Hairy-eyed Halfband

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
657
Scientific name
Melangyna lasiophthalma

Springtail

Group
Springtails
Records since 2000
653
Scientific name
Pogonognathellus longicornis

Spotted Dead-nettle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
643
Scientific name
Lamium maculatum

Black Needle Fly

Group
Stoneflies
Records since 2000
634
Scientific name
Leuctra nigra

Purple Toothwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
615
Scientific name
Lathraea clandestina

Belted Beauty

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
590
Scientific name
Lycia zonaria

Nipplewort Rust

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
589
Scientific name
Puccinia lapsanae

Cliff Scalewort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
588
Scientific name
Porella cordaeana

Hawthorn lacebug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
582
Scientific name
Physatocheila dumetorum

Vernal Colletes

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
582
Scientific name
Colletes cunicularius

Early Nomad Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
576
Scientific name
Nomada leucophthalma

Graceful green hair

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
568
Scientific name
Cladophora sericea

Pale Pinion

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
565
Scientific name
Lithophane socia

Clint Crisp-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
564
Scientific name
Tortella densa

Scribble lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
563
Scientific name
Alyxoria ochrocheila