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At their peak in June

3,222 species

Flame

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,379
Scientific name
Axylia putris

Rim lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
5,376
Scientific name
Lecanora expallens

Kidney Vetch

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,335
Scientific name
Anthyllis vulneraria

Western Marsh-orchid

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,306
Scientific name
Dactylorhiza majalis

Heath Rush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,286
Scientific name
Juncus squarrosus

Brittlestar

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Records since 2000
5,175
Scientific name
Amphiura chiajei

Glycerine Worm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
5,164
Scientific name
Glycera tridactyla

Common Goldspeck

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
5,133
Scientific name
Candelariella vitellina

Lesser Stag Beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
5,110
Scientific name
Dorcus parallelipipedus

Sea Gooseberry

Group
Other invertebrates
Records since 2000
5,049
Scientific name
Pleurobrachia pileus

Red-veined Darter

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
4,963
Scientific name
Sympetrum fonscolombii

Diamond-backed Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
4,928
Scientific name
Plutella xylostella

Buck's-horn Plantain

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,894
Scientific name
Plantago coronopus

Meadow Plant Bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
4,871
Scientific name
Leptopterna dolabrata

Cylinder Shell

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
4,867
Scientific name
Cylichna cylindracea

Lesser noctule

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
4,848
Scientific name
Nyctalus leisleri

Viper's Bugloss

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,846
Scientific name
Echium vulgare

Hydroid

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
4,829
Scientific name
Nemertesia ramosa

Heath Speedwell

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,824
Scientific name
Veronica officinalis

Dotted Loosestrife

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,769
Scientific name
Lysimachia punctata

Sheep's-fescue

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,763
Scientific name
Festuca ovina

Heart and Club

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
4,700
Scientific name
Agrotis clavis

Mealy Shadow Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
4,650
Scientific name
Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Round-leaved Sundew

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,644
Scientific name
Drosera rotundifolia

Water Figwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,605
Scientific name
Scrophularia auriculata

Compact Rush

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,601
Scientific name
Juncus conglomeratus

Small Black Ant

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
4,560
Scientific name
Lasius niger

Small Burnet

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,541
Scientific name
Poterium sanguisorba

Daisy Anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
4,532
Scientific name
Cereus pedunculatus

Common Poppy

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,491
Scientific name
Papaver rhoeas

Harmothoe impar

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
4,409
Peak month
June

Quaking-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,392
Scientific name
Briza media

Star Sedge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,380
Scientific name
Carex echinata

Caper Spurge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,369
Scientific name
Euphorbia lathyris

Nettle-tap

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
4,367
Scientific name
Anthophila fabriciana

Hemlock

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,351
Scientific name
Conium maculatum

Burnet Companion

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
4,344
Scientific name
Euclidia glyphica