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At their peak in May

2,538 species

Red Dock Spot

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
1,195
Scientific name
Ramularia rubella

Sand digger shrimp

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
1,187
Scientific name
Bathyporeia pelagica

Oriental Poppy

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,180
Scientific name
Papaver orientale

Marram Weevil

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
1,174
Scientific name
Philopedon plagiatum

Marsh Slug

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
1,169
Scientific name
Deroceras laeve

Leafminer

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,163
Scientific name
Gracillaria syringella

Mouse-ear Hawkweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,158
Scientific name
Pilosella officinarum

Clear Glass Snail

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
1,147
Scientific name
Aegopinella pura

Adela viridella

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,146
Peak month
May

Bird's-foot

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,146
Scientific name
Ornithopus perpusillus

Parsley-piert

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,146
Scientific name
Aphanes arvensis

Rim lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,138
Scientific name
Lecanora gangaleoides

Salsify

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,134
Scientific name
Tragopogon porrifolius

Tattered Jellyskin

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,130
Scientific name
Scytinium lichenoides

Roman Snail

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
1,128
Scientific name
Helix pomatia

Wild Service-tree

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,124
Scientific name
Torminalis glaberrima

Blood whiskers

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,120
Scientific name
Chaenotheca ferruginea

Bloody Comma Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,118
Scientific name
Coniocarpon cinnabarinum

Oak-tree Pug

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,116
Scientific name
Eupithecia dodoneata

Bramble Sawfly

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
1,113
Scientific name
Arge cyanocrocea

Yellow Feathers

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
1,113
Scientific name
Gymnangium montagui

Bristleworm

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
1,111
Scientific name
Cirratulus cirratus

Lapidary Snail

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
1,108
Scientific name
Helicigona lapicida

Scarce Umber

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,101
Scientific name
Agriopis aurantiaria

Flat Valve Snail

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
1,093
Scientific name
Valvata cristata

Wolf's milk Slime

Group
Microorganisms and protists
Records since 2000
1,092
Scientific name
Lycogala epidendrum

Adder's-tongue

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
1,091
Scientific name
Ophioglossum vulgatum

Dusky Crane's-bill

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,089
Scientific name
Geranium phaeum

Common Whitebeam

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,087
Scientific name
Aria edulis

Disc lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,080
Scientific name
Buellia griseovirens

German Scorpionfly

Group
Other insects
Records since 2000
1,073
Scientific name
Panorpa germanica