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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Large Tiphia

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
458
Scientific name
Tiphia femorata

Firedot Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
457
Scientific name
Athallia holocarpa

Sonchus rust

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
457
Scientific name
Peristemma pseudosphaeria

Lesne's Earwig

Group
Other insects
Records since 2000
456
Scientific name
Forficula lesnei

Cluster anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
455
Scientific name
Parazoanthus anguicomus

Dinophysis acuta

Group
Microorganisms and protists
Records since 2000
452
Peak month
August

Eunice dubitata

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
449
Peak month
August

Neglected rustic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
447
Scientific name
Xestia castanea

Migrant spreadwing

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
443
Scientific name
Lestes barbarus

Shoreweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
441
Scientific name
Littorella uniflora

Blue Moor-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
440
Scientific name
Sesleria caerulea

Theba pisana

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
440
Peak month
August

Fireworks anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
437
Scientific name
Pachycerianthus multiplicatus

Goniada emerita

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
434
Peak month
August

Aricidea wassi

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
431
Peak month
August

A Mining Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
428
Scientific name
Andrena marginata

Tall flatsedge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
424
Scientific name
Cyperus eragrostis

Gnathia vorax

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
423
Peak month
August