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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Three-flowered Rush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
231
Scientific name
Juncus triglumis

Amara fulva

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
230
Peak month
August

Golden bog-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
229
Scientific name
Sphagnum pulchrum

House Cricket

Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Records since 2000
227
Scientific name
Acheta domesticus

Sturmia bella

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
225
Peak month
August

False Sedge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
224
Scientific name
Carex simpliciuscula

Jewelweed Leafminer

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
223
Scientific name
Phytoliriomyza melampyga

Mikiola fagi

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
223
Peak month
August

An anthozoan

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
219
Scientific name
Actinauge richardi

Brama orcini

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
218
Peak month
August

Lydina aenea

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
217
Peak month
August

Mullein wave

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
216
Scientific name
Scopula marginepunctata

Marsh Sow-thistle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
215
Scientific name
Sonchus palustris

Cedar of Lebanon

Group
Conifers
Records since 2000
212
Scientific name
Cedrus libani