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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Thread lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
377
Scientific name
Ephebe lanata

Ensis siliqua

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
374
Peak month
August

Rhodine loveni

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
373
Peak month
August

Bog Bilberry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
365
Scientific name
Vaccinium uliginosum

Velvet rollrim

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
365
Scientific name
Tapinella atrotomentosa

Pista lornensis

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
361
Peak month
August

Orpine

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
360
Scientific name
Hylotelephium telephium

Five-Spot Ladybird

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
359
Scientific name
Coccinella quinquepunctata

Green Spleenwort

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
359
Scientific name
Asplenium viride

Boxwood Psyllid

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
357
Scientific name
Psylla buxi

Nomada rufipes

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
356
Peak month
August

Sea Spleenwort

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
353
Scientific name
Asplenium marinum

Four o'Clock flower

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
352
Scientific name
Mirabilis jalapa

Common Eyebright

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
351
Scientific name
Euphrasia nemorosa

Barred chestnut

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
350
Scientific name
Diarsia dahlii

Hydroid

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
347
Scientific name
Obelia bidentata