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At their peak in July

3,217 species

Reed Canary-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
8,811
Scientific name
Phalaris arundinacea

Lustrous Bog-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
8,781
Scientific name
Sphagnum subnitens

Marsh Bryum

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
8,764
Scientific name
Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum

Bog Groove-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
8,719
Scientific name
Aulacomnium palustre

Harebell

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
8,639
Scientific name
Campanula rotundifolia

Woolly Fringe-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
8,619
Scientific name
Racomitrium lanuginosum

Snout

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
8,616
Scientific name
Hypena proboscidalis

Hover Fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
8,563
Scientific name
Melanostoma mellina

Common Pouchwort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
8,512
Scientific name
Calypogeia fissa

Elegant anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
8,403
Scientific name
Cylista elegans

Ballan Wrasse

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
8,388
Scientific name
Labrus bergylta

Water Earwort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
8,368
Scientific name
Scapania undulata

Common Footman

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
8,262
Scientific name
Nyea lurideola

Common Haircap

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
8,142
Scientific name
Polytrichum commune

Queen Anne's Lace

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
8,098
Scientific name
Daucus carota

Bristly Oxtongue

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
8,049
Scientific name
Helminthotheca echioides

Cow-horn Bog-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
7,999
Scientific name
Sphagnum denticulatum

Bright-line Brown-eye

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
7,916
Scientific name
Lacanobia oleracea

Wood Dock

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,910
Scientific name
Rumex sanguineus

Lesser Burrdock

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,906
Scientific name
Arctium minus

Greater Water-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
7,753
Scientific name
Fontinalis antipyretica

Pearl Veneer

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
7,658
Scientific name
Agriphila straminella

Bell Heather

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,603
Scientific name
Erica cinerea

Tamarisk Scalewort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
7,525
Scientific name
Frullania tamarisci

Petty Spurge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,495
Scientific name
Euphorbia peplus

Lesser Spearwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,405
Scientific name
Ranunculus flammula

Paradoneis lyra

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
7,343
Peak month
July

Marsh Woundwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,315
Scientific name
Stachys palustris

High Brown Fritillary

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
7,234
Scientific name
Fabriciana adippe

Small Red Damselfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
7,101
Scientific name
Ceriagrion tenellum

Bulrush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,052
Scientific name
Typha latifolia

Bog Asphodel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,024
Scientific name
Narthecium ossifragum

Bristly Haircap

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
7,005
Scientific name
Polytrichum piliferum

Raspberry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,958
Scientific name
Rubus idaeus

The Uncertain

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
6,858
Scientific name
Hoplodrina octogenaria

Notch-horned Cleg

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
6,849
Scientific name
Haematopota pluvialis

Smoky Wainscot

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
6,750
Scientific name
Mythimna impura

Common Flower Bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
6,684
Scientific name
Anthocoris nemorum