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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Hagfish

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
1,489
Scientific name
Myxine glutinosa

Blow Fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
1,486
Scientific name
Lucilia sericata

Ground-moss Grey

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,486
Scientific name
Eudonia truncicolella

Black-bindweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,481
Scientific name
Fallopia convolvulus

Fig

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,462
Scientific name
Ficus carica

Sea Oak

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
1,460
Scientific name
Dynamena pumila

Phisidia aurea

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
1,450
Peak month
August

Tree-lichen Beauty

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,443
Scientific name
Cryphia algae

Dark Sword-grass

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,433
Scientific name
Agrotis ipsilon

Nereis zonata

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
1,415
Peak month
August

Spotted Crake

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
1,397
Scientific name
Porzana porzana

Bristleworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
1,395
Scientific name
Hyalinoecia tubicola

Lecania lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,390
Scientific name
Lecania erysibe

Parchment Worm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
1,390
Scientific name
Chaetopterus variopedatus

Sealoch anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
1,386
Scientific name
Protanthea simplex

Cabbage Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,384
Scientific name
Mamestra brassicae

Pale Brittlestem

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
1,368
Scientific name
Candolleomyces candolleanus

Pear

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,368
Scientific name
Pyrus communis

Tree Damsel Bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
1,341
Scientific name
Himacerus apterus

Heather Fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
1,325
Scientific name
Bibio pomonae

Sea Ivory

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,321
Scientific name
Ramalina siliquosa

Harvestman

Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids
Records since 2000
1,316
Scientific name
Leiobunum rotundum

Dwarf Mallow

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,313
Scientific name
Malva neglecta

Sticky Groundsel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,286
Scientific name
Senecio viscosus

Cave-burrowing anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
1,281
Scientific name
Cylista troglodytes

Toad Spider

Group
Spiders
Records since 2000
1,272
Scientific name
Nuctenea umbratica