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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Red Wasp

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
708
Scientific name
Vespula rufa

Shaggy Bracket

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
703
Scientific name
Inonotus hispidus

Tall Sea Pen

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
698
Scientific name
Funiculina quadrangularis

Rigid Hornwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
691
Scientific name
Ceratophyllum demersum

Phasia obesa

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
689
Peak month
August

Blue Water-speedwell

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
687
Scientific name
Veronica anagallis-aquatica

Sea Mare's-tail

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
681
Scientific name
Halurus equisetifolius

Cluster Cup Rust

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
679
Scientific name
Puccinia caricina

Dwarf weaver

Group
Spiders
Records since 2000
679
Scientific name
Linyphia triangularis

Tawny-speckled Pug

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
675
Scientific name
Eupithecia icterata

White-point

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
674
Scientific name
Mythimna albipuncta

Wood Small-reed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
674
Scientific name
Calamagrostis epigejos

Grass-leaved Orache

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
671
Scientific name
Atriplex littoralis

Parasitic fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
671
Scientific name
Voria ruralis

Lesser Treble-bar

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
668
Scientific name
Aplocera efformata

Syllis pontxioi

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
665
Peak month
August

Grey Bush Cricket

Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Records since 2000
661
Scientific name
Platycleis albopunctata

Coral worm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
660
Scientific name
Filograna implexa

Broomrape

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
656
Scientific name
Odontites vulgaris

Common Dumble Dor

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
653
Scientific name
Geotrupes spiniger

Small Teasel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
647
Scientific name
Dipsacus pilosus

Bilbao Fleabane

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
643
Scientific name
Erigeron floribundus