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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Marsh Cudweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,822
Scientific name
Gnaphalium uliginosum

Spear-leaved Orache

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,790
Scientific name
Atriplex prostrata

American Thintail

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
2,783
Scientific name
Meliscaeva cinctella

Fever Fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
2,659
Scientific name
Dilophus febrilis

Turnip Sawfly

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
2,652
Scientific name
Athalia rosae

Knopper Gall

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
2,645
Scientific name
Andricus quercuscalicis

Furbelows

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
2,637
Scientific name
Saccorhiza polyschides

Hoary Ragwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,595
Scientific name
Jacobaea erucifolia

Great shearwater

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
2,584
Scientific name
Puffinus gravis

Spio symphyta

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
2,571
Peak month
August

Apple Leaf Miner

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,556
Scientific name
Lyonetia clerkella

False Irish Moss

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
2,553
Scientific name
Mastocarpus stellatus

Little Seabristle

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
2,524
Scientific name
Plumularia setacea

Small Wainscot

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,507
Scientific name
Denticucullus pygmina

Epizoanthus couchii

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
2,505
Peak month
August

Aesop Shrimp

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
2,474
Scientific name
Pandalus montagui

Common Hemp-nettle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,467
Scientific name
Galeopsis tetrahit

Soapwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,459
Scientific name
Saponaria officinalis

Brown Hairstreak

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,458
Scientific name
Thecla betulae

Eunice vittata

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
2,458
Peak month
August

Beautiful Plume

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,457
Scientific name
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Iron Prominent

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,451
Scientific name
Notodonta dromedarius

Copper Underwing

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,433
Scientific name
Amphipyra pyramidea

Seabuckthorn

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,425
Scientific name
Hippophae rhamnoides

Cranberry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,409
Scientific name
Vaccinium oxycoccos