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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Twelve-scaled Worm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
4,887
Scientific name
Lepidonotus squamatus

Mint Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
4,877
Scientific name
Pyrausta aurata

Red Bog-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
4,772
Scientific name
Sphagnum rubellum

Woodland Red Ant

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
4,639
Scientific name
Myrmica ruginodis

Carder Bumble Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
4,638
Scientific name
Bombus humilis

Tortoise Bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
4,626
Scientific name
Eurygaster testudinaria

Least Duckweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,623
Scientific name
Lemna minuta

Common Limpet

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
4,578
Scientific name
Patella vulgata

White Poplar

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,578
Scientific name
Populus alba

Moss Carder Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
4,573
Scientific name
Bombus muscorum

Common Snowberry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,471
Scientific name
Symphoricarpos albus

Rosy Rustic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
4,443
Scientific name
Hydraecia micacea

Sea Comb

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
4,418
Scientific name
Plocamium cartilagineum

The White-Point

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
4,283
Scientific name
Mythimna albipuncta

Fat-hen

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,271
Scientific name
Chenopodium album

Knotted Wrack

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
4,248
Scientific name
Ascophyllum nodosum

Reindeer Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
4,213
Scientific name
Cladonia portentosa

Wart Barnacle

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
4,206
Scientific name
Verruca stroemia

Apple

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,177
Scientific name
Malus domestica

Minnow

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
4,107
Scientific name
Phoxinus phoxinus

Red Bartsia

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,094
Scientific name
Odontites vernus

Springtail

Group
Springtails
Records since 2000
4,070
Scientific name
Entomobrya nivalis

Fool's Water-cress

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,038
Scientific name
Helosciadium nodiflorum

Stone Loach

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
4,026
Scientific name
Barbatula barbatula

Amphibious Bistort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
3,976
Scientific name
Persicaria amphibia

Dog-cockle

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
3,971
Scientific name
Glycymeris glycymeris

Ruddy Shelduck

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
3,953
Scientific name
Tadorna ferruginea

Dusky Thorn

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
3,919
Scientific name
Ennomos fuscantaria

Heath Bumble Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
3,910
Scientific name
Bombus jonellus

Norway king crab

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
3,906
Scientific name
Lithodes maja

Common Groundhopper

Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Records since 2000
3,753
Scientific name
Tetrix undulata

Jersey Tiger

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
3,666
Scientific name
Euplagia quadripunctaria

Orange Swift

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
3,650
Scientific name
Triodia sylvina