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At their peak in June

3,222 species

Curled Dock

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
10,374
Scientific name
Rumex crispus

Scarce Chaser

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
10,319
Scientific name
Libellula fulva

Dogwood

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
10,200
Scientific name
Cornus sanguinea

Grousewing Caddisfly

Group
Caddisflies
Records since 2000
10,051
Scientific name
Mystacides longicornis

Field Horsetail

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
9,954
Scientific name
Equisetum arvense

Mountain Argus

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
9,928
Scientific name
Aricia artaxerxes

Yellow-rattle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
9,710
Scientific name
Rhinanthus minor

Lesser Trefoil

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
9,703
Scientific name
Trifolium dubium

Common Sunstar

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Records since 2000
9,661
Scientific name
Crossaster papposus

Lesser Stitchwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
9,336
Scientific name
Stellaria graminea

Variable Damselfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
9,278
Scientific name
Coenagrion pulchellum

Southern Damselfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
9,257
Scientific name
Coenagrion mercuriale

Migrant Hover Fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
9,218
Scientific name
Eupeodes corollae

Garden Carpet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
8,898
Scientific name
Xanthorhoe fluctuata

Greater Bulb-fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
8,814
Scientific name
Merodon equestris

Common Mallow

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
8,810
Scientific name
Malva sylvestris

White Catworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
8,630
Scientific name
Nephtys cirrosa

Shiny nut clam

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
8,606
Scientific name
Nucula nitidosa

Black Snipefly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
8,496
Scientific name
Chrysopilus cristatus

Eurasian Nightjar

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
8,474
Scientific name
Caprimulgus europaeus

Common Cottongrass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
8,473
Scientific name
Eriophorum angustifolium

Vestal Cuckoo Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
8,401
Scientific name
Bombus vestalis

Straw Dot

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
8,320
Scientific name
Rivula sericealis

Hedge Mustard

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
8,158
Scientific name
Sisymbrium officinale

Serpent star

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Records since 2000
8,093
Scientific name
Ophiura ophiura

Common Marble

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
8,079
Scientific name
Syricoris lacunana

Buff ermine

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
7,977
Scientific name
Spilarctia lutea

Peacock Worm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
7,900
Scientific name
Sabella pavonina

Melinna palmata

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
7,885
Peak month
June

Feverfew

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,779
Scientific name
Tanacetum parthenium

Poplar Hawk-moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
7,723
Scientific name
Laothoe populi

Sweet Chestnut

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,703
Scientific name
Castanea sativa

Hard-fern

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
7,697
Scientific name
Struthiopteris spicant

Oaten Pipes Hydroid

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
7,697
Scientific name
Tubularia indivisa

Dog-rose

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,677
Scientific name
Rosa canina

An acorn barnacle

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
7,641
Scientific name
Balanus crenatus

Light Emerald

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
7,541
Scientific name
Campaea margaritaria

Phacelia

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,497
Scientific name
Phacelia tanacetifolia

Light Bulb Tunicate

Group
Sea squirts
Records since 2000
7,424
Scientific name
Clavelina lepadiformis

Transparent Razor

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
7,406
Scientific name
Phaxas pellucidus

Glaucous Sedge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,387
Scientific name
Carex flacca