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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Ulva rigida

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
111
Peak month
August

Achroia grisella

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
110
Peak month
August

Grass eggar

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
110
Scientific name
Lasiocampa trifolii

Carpenter bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
109
Scientific name
Xylocopa violacea

Marsh earwort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
108
Scientific name
Biantheridion undulifolium

A crab spider

Group
Spiders
Records since 2000
107
Scientific name
Rhysodromus fallax

A stalked jellyfish

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
106
Scientific name
Haliclystus auricula

Domestic Horse

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
106
Scientific name
Equus caballus

Alpine Foxtail

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
105
Scientific name
Alopecurus magellanicus

Stachys ambigua

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
105
Peak month
August

Large thorn

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
104
Scientific name
Ennomos autumnaria

Rough Horsetail

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
104
Scientific name
Equisetum hyemale

Soft hornwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
104
Scientific name
Ceratophyllum submersum

Beech-green carpet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
103
Scientific name
Colostygia olivata

Blue verbena

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
103
Scientific name
Verbena hastata