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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Short-winged Conehead

Group
Grasshoppers and crickets
Records since 2000
2,376
Scientific name
Conocephalus dorsalis

Tripos furca

Group
Microorganisms and protists
Records since 2000
2,372
Peak month
August

Deadman's finger

Group
Sponges
Records since 2000
2,367
Scientific name
Haliclona oculata

Dwarf swimming crab

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
2,342
Scientific name
Liocarcinus pusillus

Osier

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,328
Scientific name
Salix viminalis

Small-Ear Fileclam

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
2,321
Scientific name
Limatula subauriculata

Common Tiger Fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
2,317
Scientific name
Coenosia tigrina

Bedeguar Gall Causer

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
2,311
Scientific name
Diplolepis rosae

Gold Spot

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,286
Scientific name
Plusia festucae

Swallow Prominent

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,271
Scientific name
Pheosia tremula

Alpine Water-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
2,254
Scientific name
Fontinalis squamosa

Oak Hook-tip

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,249
Scientific name
Watsonalla binaria

Muscid fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
2,228
Scientific name
Graphomya maculata

Common Copperback

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
2,218
Scientific name
Ferdinandea cuprea

Scotch Rose

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,211
Scientific name
Rosa spinosissima

Circular crab

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
2,199
Scientific name
Atelecyclus rotundatus

Six-striped Rustic

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,178
Scientific name
Xestia sexstrigata

Marbled Piercer

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,159
Scientific name
Cydia splendana

Sea Lemon

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
2,152
Scientific name
Doris pseudoargus

Slender Sea Pen

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
2,139
Scientific name
Virgularia mirabilis

Bar-headed Goose

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
2,106
Scientific name
Anser indicus

Urothoe marina

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
2,097
Peak month
August

Wall Speck Lichen

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
2,091
Scientific name
Verrucaria muralis

Gregarious fanworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
2,081
Scientific name
Pseudopotamilla reniformis

Maiden's Blush

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
2,078
Scientific name
Cyclophora punctaria

Roach

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
2,073
Scientific name
Rutilus rutilus

Dewberry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,072
Scientific name
Rubus caesius

Goldenrod

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,030
Scientific name
Solidago virgaurea