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At their peak in May

2,538 species

Wood Millet

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,481
Scientific name
Milium effusum

Tipula lunata

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
1,470
Peak month
May

Common Damselbug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
1,466
Scientific name
Nabis rugosus

Beaked Hawk's-beard

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,455
Scientific name
Crepis vesicaria

Rock Veilwort

Group
Liverworts
Records since 2000
1,448
Scientific name
Metzgeria conjugata

Light Brocade

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,428
Scientific name
Lacanobia w-latinum

Mason Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
1,412
Scientific name
Osmia caerulescens

Purple Heron

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
1,397
Scientific name
Ardea purpurea

Laburnum

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,393
Scientific name
Laburnum anagyroides

Yellow-faced bell moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,393
Scientific name
Notocelia cynosbatella

Flavous Nomad Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
1,383
Scientific name
Nomada flava

Water Carpet

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,359
Scientific name
Lampropteryx suffumata

Slider

Group
Reptiles
Records since 2000
1,356
Scientific name
Trachemys scripta

Smoky Crottle

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,349
Scientific name
Parmelia omphalodes

Wood Horsetail

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
1,347
Scientific name
Equisetum sylvaticum

Hawthorn Mining Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
1,339
Scientific name
Andrena chrysosceles