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At their peak in June

3,222 species

Common Swift

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
397,376
Scientific name
Apus apus

Small Heath

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
347,993
Scientific name
Coenonympha pamphilus

Common Blue Damselfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
163,490
Scientific name
Enallagma cyathigerum

Blue-tailed Damselfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
144,041
Scientific name
Ischnura elegans

Azure Damselfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
143,944
Scientific name
Coenagrion puella

Four-spotted Chaser

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
79,037
Scientific name
Libellula quadrimaculata

Corn Crake

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
76,750
Scientific name
Crex crex

Banded Demoiselle

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
75,531
Scientific name
Calopteryx splendens

Razorbill

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
66,509
Scientific name
Alca torda

Broad-bodied Chaser

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
58,431
Scientific name
Libellula depressa

Common Nettle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
53,331
Scientific name
Urtica dioica

Red-eyed Damselfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
40,953
Scientific name
Erythromma najas

Ribwort Plantain

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
39,026
Scientific name
Plantago lanceolata

Hogweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
38,903
Scientific name
Heracleum sphondylium

Atlantic Puffin

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
38,357
Scientific name
Fratercula arctica

Early Bumble Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
38,075
Scientific name
Bombus pratorum

Tree Bumblebee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
35,931
Scientific name
Bombus hypnorum

Creeping Buttercup

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
35,825
Scientific name
Ranunculus repens

Ash

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
35,025
Scientific name
Fraxinus excelsior

Beautiful Damselfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
33,565
Scientific name
Calopteryx virgo

White Clover

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
31,709
Scientific name
Trifolium repens

Japanese Knotweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
30,167
Scientific name
Reynoutria japonica

Yorkshire-fog

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
29,834
Scientific name
Holcus lanatus

Cock's-foot

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
28,426
Scientific name
Dactylis glomerata

Elder

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
28,375
Scientific name
Sambucus nigra

Two-spot Ladybird

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
28,081
Scientific name
Adalia bipunctata

Giant Hogweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
27,203
Scientific name
Heracleum mantegazzianum

Cuckoo-spit Insect

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
25,331
Scientific name
Philaenus spumarius

Small Blue

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
24,267
Scientific name
Cupido minimus

Garden Snail

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
23,914
Scientific name
Cornu aspersum

Red Clover

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
23,504
Scientific name
Trifolium pratense

False Oil Beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
21,524
Scientific name
Oedemera nobilis

Meadow Buttercup

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
20,980
Scientific name
Ranunculus acris

Tormentil

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
20,922
Scientific name
Potentilla erecta

Garden Sorrel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
20,829
Scientific name
Rumex acetosa

Bracken

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
20,814
Scientific name
Pteridium aquilinum

Sweet Vernal Grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
20,537
Scientific name
Anthoxanthum odoratum

Bristleworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
19,007
Scientific name
Mediomastus fragilis

Common Mussel

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
18,892
Scientific name
Mytilus edulis

Common Mouse-ear

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
18,442
Scientific name
Cerastium fontanum

Common Urchin

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Records since 2000
18,230
Scientific name
Echinus esculentus

Foxglove

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
17,704
Scientific name
Digitalis purpurea

Heart and Dart

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
17,584
Scientific name
Agrotis exclamationis