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At their peak in July

3,217 species

Meadow Brown

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,291,987
Scientific name
Maniola jurtina

Gatekeeper

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
600,897
Scientific name
Pyronia tithonus

Green-veined White

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
559,301
Scientific name
Pieris napi

Large White

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
556,981
Scientific name
Pieris brassicae

Ringlet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
520,519
Scientific name
Aphantopus hyperantus

Red Admiral

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
292,792
Scientific name
Vanessa atalanta

Small Tortoiseshell

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
256,492
Scientific name
Aglais urticae

Marbled White

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
221,435
Scientific name
Melanargia galathea

Asian Large Skipper

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
205,385
Scientific name
Ochlodes venata

Comma

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
203,691
Scientific name
Polygonia c-album

Small Skipper

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
177,131
Scientific name
Thymelicus sylvestris

Northern Gannet

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
163,725
Scientific name
Morus bassanus

Common Pipistrelle

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
155,421
Scientific name
Pipistrellus pipistrellus

Northern Fulmar

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
116,637
Scientific name
Fulmarus glacialis

Common Murre

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
112,186
Scientific name
Uria aalge

Seven-spot Ladybird

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
107,618
Scientific name
Coccinella septempunctata

Emperor dragonfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
93,185
Scientific name
Anax imperator

Brown Hawker

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
74,127
Scientific name
Aeshna grandis

Black-tailed Skimmer

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
54,605
Scientific name
Orthetrum cancellatum

Western honey bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
51,449
Scientific name
Apis mellifera

Marmalade hoverfly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
46,804
Scientific name
Episyrphus balteatus

Creeping Thistle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
35,350
Scientific name
Cirsium arvense

Common Starfish

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Records since 2000
33,273
Scientific name
Asterias rubens

Golden-ringed Dragonfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
31,664
Scientific name
Cordulegaster boltonii

Essex Skipper

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
31,187
Scientific name
Thymelicus lineola

Dead Men's Fingers

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
28,132
Scientific name
Alcyonium digitatum

Selfheal

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
28,118
Scientific name
Prunella vulgaris

Yarrow

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
27,652
Scientific name
Achillea millefolium

Common Ragwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
27,539
Scientific name
Jacobaea vulgaris

Meadowsweet

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
27,430
Scientific name
Filipendula ulmaria

Silver-studded Blue

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
25,527
Scientific name
Plebejus argus

Spear Thistle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
24,682
Scientific name
Cirsium vulgare

Great Willowherb

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
24,020
Scientific name
Epilobium hirsutum

Greater Plantain

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
23,502
Scientific name
Plantago major

Heath Plait-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
21,593
Scientific name
Hypnum jutlandicum

Ladoga camilla

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
21,553
Peak month
July

Lesser Knapweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
20,597
Scientific name
Centaurea nigra

Soft Rush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
19,779
Scientific name
Juncus effusus

Purple Hairstreak

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
18,902
Scientific name
Quercusia quercus

Keeled Skimmer

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
18,845
Scientific name
Orthetrum coerulescens

Bilberry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
18,150
Scientific name
Vaccinium myrtillus

European Eel

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
18,003
Scientific name
Anguilla anguilla