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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Aclastus solutus

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
156
Peak month
August

Russet Sedge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
156
Scientific name
Carex saxatilis

A bryozoan

Group
Bryozoans
Records since 2000
155
Scientific name
Arachnidium fibrosum

Downy Willow

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
155
Scientific name
Salix lapponum

Diminutive Goby

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
152
Scientific name
Lebetus scorpioides

Floating Bur-reed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
152
Scientific name
Sparganium angustifolium

Rice cut-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
151
Scientific name
Leersia oryzoides

Wart lichen

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
150
Scientific name
Verrucaria aquatilis

A hydnoid fungi

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
148
Scientific name
Hydnellum aurantiacum

Epinotia caprana

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
147
Peak month
August

Peacock’s tail

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
145
Scientific name
Padina pavonica

Spring Dumble Dor

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
145
Scientific name
Trypocopris vernalis

Leucobryum moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
142
Scientific name
Leucobryum albidum

Mantis shrimp

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
142
Scientific name
Rissoides desmaresti