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At their peak in August

2,267 species

Thorn cladonia

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
2,030
Scientific name
Cladonia uncialis

Black-poplar

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
2,002
Scientific name
Populus nigra

Canadian Fleabane

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,998
Scientific name
Erigeron canadensis

Pale Straw Pearl

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,997
Scientific name
Udea lutealis

Rock Samphire

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,995
Scientific name
Crithmum maritimum

Carline Thistle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,937
Scientific name
Carlina vulgaris

Sea Oak

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
1,927
Scientific name
Phycodrys rubens

Amphioxus

Group
Other chordates
Records since 2000
1,918
Scientific name
Branchiostoma lanceolatum

Gutweed

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
1,902
Scientific name
Ulva intestinalis

Dwarf Eel-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,892
Scientific name
Zostera noltii

Formica lemani

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
1,879
Peak month
August

Mouse Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,878
Scientific name
Amphipyra tragopoginis

Greater Pond-sedge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,868
Scientific name
Carex riparia

Golden Argent

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,855
Scientific name
Argyresthia goedartella

Cory's Shearwater

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
1,854
Scientific name
Calonectris diomedea

Rush Veneer

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,851
Scientific name
Nomophila noctuella

Leafhopper

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
1,840
Scientific name
Eupteryx aurata

Common Orache

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,820
Scientific name
Atriplex patula

Common sawfly

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
1,810
Scientific name
Pontania proxima

Devil's Tooth

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
1,809
Scientific name
Hydnellum peckii

Tar Lichen

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
1,792
Scientific name
Hydropunctaria maura

Sea Lettuce

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
1,776
Scientific name
Ulva fenestrata

Field Digger Wasp

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
1,763
Scientific name
Mellinus arvensis

Thongweed

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
1,763
Scientific name
Himanthalia elongata

Garden Pebble

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,748
Scientific name
Evergestis forficalis

Cloak Anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
1,740
Scientific name
Calliactis palliata

Netted wing weed

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
1,727
Scientific name
Dictyopteris polypodioides

Least weasel

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
1,725
Scientific name
Mustela nivalis

Blunt-flowered Rush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,718
Scientific name
Juncus subnodulosus

Phosphorescent Sea Pen

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
1,709
Scientific name
Pennatula phosphorea

Stag's-horn Sumach

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,697
Scientific name
Rhus typhina

Hairy-brome

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,695
Scientific name
Bromus ramosus