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At their peak in August

2,267 species

House fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
983
Scientific name
Neomyia cornicina

Ladybird beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
982
Scientific name
Scymnus suturalis

Hawkweed Oxtongue

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
977
Scientific name
Picris hieracioides

Glycera fallax

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
976
Peak month
August

Common Ectemnius

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
975
Scientific name
Ectemnius continuus

Rudd

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
962
Scientific name
Scardinius erythrophthalmus

Aora gracilis

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
961
Peak month
August

False Ladybird

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
961
Scientific name
Endomychus coccineus

Devil leafhopper

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
957
Scientific name
Ledra aurita

Marsh Fern

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
956
Scientific name
Thelypteris palustris

Dot Ladybird

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
952
Scientific name
Stethorus pusillus

Bryozoan

Group
Bryozoans
Records since 2000
949
Scientific name
Aspidelectra melolontha

Cinnamon-root

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
948
Scientific name
Pentanema squarrosum

Pink slit limpet

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
947
Scientific name
Emarginula rosea

Pale Persicaria

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
945
Scientific name
Persicaria lapathifolia

Bordered Carl

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
942
Scientific name
Coptotriche marginea

Taonia atomaria

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
939
Peak month
August

Alder Tongue

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
937
Scientific name
Taphrina alni

Blue Fleabane

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
937
Scientific name
Erigeron acris

Corn Mint

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
929
Scientific name
Mentha arvensis

European chub

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
929
Scientific name
Squalius cephalus

Sallow Kitten

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
928
Scientific name
Furcula furcula

Crevice Brittlestar

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Records since 2000
925
Scientific name
Ophiopholis aculeata

Prickly Jingle

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
923
Scientific name
Heteranomia squamula

Tufted Sedge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
911
Scientific name
Carex elata

Lime

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
909
Scientific name
Tilia europaea

House Groundling

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
905
Scientific name
Bryotropha domestica

August Thorn

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
903
Scientific name
Ennomos quercinaria