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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Glistenworm

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
1,103
Scientific name
Falcidens crossotus

Daddy Longleg

Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids
Records since 2000
1,100
Scientific name
Phalangium opilio

Tortricid moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,100
Scientific name
Cochylis atricapitana

Horseman anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
1,088
Scientific name
Urticina eques

Wallemia sebi

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
1,085
Peak month
August

Dicranopalpus ramosus

Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids
Records since 2000
1,082
Peak month
August

Toothed Pouncewort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
1,081
Scientific name
Drepanolejeunea hamatifolia

Dark Groundling

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,080
Scientific name
Bryotropha affinis

Knobbed brain coral

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
1,080
Scientific name
Pseudodiploria clivosa

Pinkmouth Hydroid

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
1,080
Scientific name
Ectopleura crocea

Plume hydroid

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
1,080
Scientific name
Aglaophenia tubulifera

Bream

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
1,078
Scientific name
Abramis brama

Swedish whitebeam

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,076
Scientific name
Scandosorbus intermedia

Thorn-apple

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,075
Scientific name
Datura stramonium

Thin Tellin

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
1,069
Scientific name
Macomangulus tenuis

Angular Crab

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
1,046
Scientific name
Goneplax rhomboides

Creeping Bell Hydroid

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
1,040
Scientific name
Calycella syringa

Pennant's nut crab

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
1,026
Scientific name
Ebalia tuberosa

Slender Rush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,026
Scientific name
Juncus tenuis

Blunt tellin

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
1,024
Scientific name
Arcopagia crassa

Girdled Colletes

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
1,013
Scientific name
Colletes succinctus

Figwort sawfly

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
993
Scientific name
Tenthredo scrophulariae

Chinese bramble

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
990
Scientific name
Rubus tricolor

Purple Small-reed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
989
Scientific name
Calamagrostis canescens

Clover Cutworm

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
984
Scientific name
Anarta trifolii