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At their peak in June

3,222 species

Sandalled Anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
7,366
Scientific name
Actinothoe sphyrodeta

Norfolk Hawker

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
7,361
Scientific name
Aeshna isoceles

White Ermine

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
7,356
Scientific name
Spilosoma lubricipeda

False Brome

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,325
Scientific name
Brachypodium sylvaticum

Brooklime

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,185
Scientific name
Veronica beccabunga

Glycera alba

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
7,155
Peak month
June

Elephant Hawk-moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
7,042
Scientific name
Deilephila elpenor

Sheep's Sorrel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
7,014
Scientific name
Rumex acetosella

Downy Emerald

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
6,965
Scientific name
Cordulia aenea

Bee Orchid

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,503
Scientific name
Ophrys apifera

Carnation Sedge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,500
Scientific name
Carex panicea

Barren Brome

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,383
Scientific name
Bromus sterilis

Squat Lobster

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
6,374
Scientific name
Munida rugosa

Purple Toadflax

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,373
Scientific name
Linaria purpurea

Wild Privet

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,265
Scientific name
Ligustrum vulgare

Snipefly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
6,241
Scientific name
Rhagio scolopacea

Soft Brome

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,146
Scientific name
Bromus hordeaceus

Meadow Campion

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,145
Scientific name
Silene flos-cuculi

Mouse-ear-hawkweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,138
Scientific name
Pilosella officinarum

Scarlet Pimpernel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,084
Scientific name
Lysimachia arvensis

Stinking Iris

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,013
Scientific name
Iris foetidissima

Sea Beech

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
5,987
Scientific name
Delesseria sanguinea

Red Ribbon Worm

Group
Other invertebrates
Records since 2000
5,974
Scientific name
Tubulanus polymorphus

Bee Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,916
Scientific name
Aphomia sociella

Bean-Like Tellin

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
5,883
Scientific name
Fabulina fabula

Silver-ground Carpet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,881
Scientific name
Xanthorhoe montanata

Small Magpie

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,860
Scientific name
Anania hortulata

Spotted Meliscaeva

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
5,839
Scientific name
Meliscaeva auricollis

Opium Poppy

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,832
Scientific name
Papaver somniferum

Common Sedge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,800
Scientific name
Carex nigra

Bishop's Mitre

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
5,769
Scientific name
Aelia acuminata

Sheep Tick

Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids
Records since 2000
5,741
Scientific name
Ixodes ricinus

Greenish Oedemera

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
5,714
Scientific name
Oedemera lurida

Magelona alleni

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
5,676
Peak month
June

Buff-tip

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,604
Scientific name
Phalera bucephala

Striped venus

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
5,565
Scientific name
Chamelea striatula

White Campion

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,458
Scientific name
Silene latifolia

Peppered Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,454
Scientific name
Biston betularia