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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Black Bent

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
637
Scientific name
Agrostis gigantea

Cluster Fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
636
Scientific name
Pollenia pediculata

Golf ball sponge

Group
Sponges
Records since 2000
636
Scientific name
Tethya aurantium

Leopardplant

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
636
Scientific name
Ligularia dentata

Black Stork

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
630
Scientific name
Ciconia nigra

Lysilla nivea

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
621
Peak month
August

Ringed tubularia

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
620
Scientific name
Ectopleura larynx

Gnome fingers

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
619
Scientific name
Pycnothelia papillaria

Hairy groundbug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
614
Scientific name
Stygnocoris sabulosus

Wasp Spider

Group
Spiders
Records since 2000
613
Scientific name
Argiope bruennichi

Wainscot Smudge

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
609
Scientific name
Ypsolopha scabrella

Woolly Tooth

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
607
Scientific name
Phellodon tomentosus

Worm Pipefish

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
605
Scientific name
Nerophis lumbriciformis

Sunflower

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
602
Scientific name
Helianthus annuus

Cave Spider

Group
Spiders
Records since 2000
596
Scientific name
Meta menardi

Leaf beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
596
Scientific name
Sermylassa halensis

Currant Pug

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
594
Scientific name
Eupithecia assimilata

Tiger scallop

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
594
Scientific name
Palliolum tigerinum

Iridescent Worm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
593
Scientific name
Arabella iricolor

Dwarf Gorse

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
589
Scientific name
Ulex minor

Lesser Cockroach

Group
Other insects
Records since 2000
589
Scientific name
Capraiellus panzeri

Asparagus

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
585
Scientific name
Asparagus officinalis

Greater Duckweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
585
Scientific name
Spirodela polyrhiza

Slit Limpet

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
585
Scientific name
Emarginula fissura