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At their peak in July

3,217 species

Greasewort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
6,627
Scientific name
Aneura pinguis

Bumblebee Blacklet

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
6,599
Scientific name
Cheilosia illustrata

Brown House Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
6,590
Scientific name
Hofmannophila pseudospretella

Rusty Feather-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
6,519
Scientific name
Sciuro-hypnum plumosum

Harbor porpoise

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
6,518
Scientific name
Phocoena phocoena

Borage

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,379
Scientific name
Borago officinalis

Carrot-sponge

Group
Sponges
Records since 2000
6,282
Scientific name
Amphilectus fucorum

Tumid Notchwort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
6,264
Scientific name
Lophozia ventricosa

Hard Rush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,248
Scientific name
Juncus inflexus

Pollack

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
6,232
Scientific name
Pollachius pollachius

Seedcorn Maggot

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
6,186
Scientific name
Delia platura

Mat-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,125
Scientific name
Nardus stricta

Black Horehound

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,109
Scientific name
Ballota nigra

Timothy

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,033
Scientific name
Phleum pratense

Jointed Rush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,027
Scientific name
Juncus articulatus

St Winifrid's Moss

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
5,999
Scientific name
Chiloscyphus polyanthos

Ciliated sponge

Group
Sponges
Records since 2000
5,990
Scientific name
Sycon ciliatum

Spectacle

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,896
Scientific name
Abrostola tripartita

Mother of Pearl

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,854
Scientific name
Patania ruralis

Auger Shell

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
5,801
Scientific name
Turritellinella tricarinata

Common Earwig

Group
Other insects
Records since 2000
5,774
Scientific name
Forficula auricularia

Burnished Brass

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,765
Scientific name
Diachrysia chrysitis

Agrimony

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,759
Scientific name
Agrimonia eupatoria

Sharp-flowered Rush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,653
Scientific name
Juncus acutiflorus

Mother of Thyme

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,633
Scientific name
Thymus praecox

Smooth Hawk's-beard

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,576
Scientific name
Crepis capillaris

Dun-bar

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,535
Scientific name
Cosmia trapezina

Large Gray Willow

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,535
Scientific name
Salix cinerea

Square-spotted Clay

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,521
Scientific name
Xestia triangulum

Clouded Border

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,455
Scientific name
Lomaspilis marginata

Mottled Beauty

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,432
Scientific name
Alcis repandata

Plant bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
5,318
Scientific name
Plagiognathus arbustorum

Cuckoo wrasse

Group
Fish
Records since 2000
5,240
Scientific name
Labrus mixtus