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At their peak in June

3,222 species

Hedge Woundwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
17,492
Scientific name
Stachys sylvatica

White abra

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
17,268
Scientific name
Abra alba

Red Fescue

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
16,907
Scientific name
Festuca rubra

False Oat-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
16,693
Scientific name
Arrhenatherum elatius

Red-billed Chough

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
16,591
Scientific name
Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax

Ten-spot Ladybird

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
16,478
Scientific name
Adalia decempunctata

Nipplewort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
16,456
Scientific name
Lapsana communis

Bee spionid

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
16,276
Scientific name
Spiophanes bombyx

Meadow Vetchling

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
16,208
Scientific name
Lathyrus pratensis

Marsh Thistle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
16,059
Scientific name
Cirsium palustre

Perennial Rye-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
15,637
Scientific name
Lolium perenne

Heath Spotted-orchid

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
15,205
Scientific name
Dactylorhiza maculata

Marsh Fritillary

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
14,938
Scientific name
Euphydryas aurinia

Cat's-ear

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
14,718
Scientific name
Hypochaeris radicata

Sea chervil

Group
Bryozoans
Records since 2000
14,544
Scientific name
Alcyonidium diaphanum

Pholoe baltica

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
14,369
Peak month
June

Golden Dung Fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
14,206
Scientific name
Scathophaga stercoraria

Cinnabar

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
14,180
Scientific name
Tyria jacobaeae

Painted Top Shell

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
14,155
Scientific name
Calliostoma zizyphinum

Sea Beard

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
14,037
Scientific name
Nemertesia antennina

Bristleworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
13,819
Scientific name
Scoloplos armiger

Yellow Iris

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
13,607
Scientific name
Iris pseudacorus

Soldier fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
12,979
Scientific name
Chloromyia formosa

Ross Worm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
12,869
Scientific name
Sabellaria spinulosa

Oxeye Daisy

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
12,477
Scientific name
Leucanthemum vulgare

Wood White

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
11,917
Scientific name
Leptidea sinapis

Purple Moor-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
11,789
Scientific name
Molinia caerulea

Crested Dog's-tail

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
11,688
Scientific name
Cynosurus cristatus

Catworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
11,643
Scientific name
Nephtys hombergii

Rough Meadow-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
11,534
Scientific name
Poa trivialis

Prickly Sow-thistle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
11,523
Scientific name
Sonchus asper

Boring sponge

Group
Sponges
Records since 2000
11,493
Scientific name
Cliona celata

Common Brittlestar

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Records since 2000
11,342
Scientific name
Ophiothrix fragilis

Creeping Cinquefoil

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
11,337
Scientific name
Potentilla reptans

Pyramidal Orchid

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
11,220
Scientific name
Anacamptis pyramidalis

Heath Bedstraw

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
11,207
Scientific name
Galium saxatile

Paddleworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
11,137
Scientific name
Eteone longa

Common Whelk

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
10,801
Scientific name
Buccinum undatum

Black Medick

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
10,508
Scientific name
Medicago lupulina

Brittlestar

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Records since 2000
10,470
Scientific name
Amphiura filiformis