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At their peak in May

2,538 species

Bearded Reedling

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
33,456
Scientific name
Panurus biarmicus

Hazel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
33,120
Scientific name
Corylus avellana

Corn bunting

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
32,362
Scientific name
Emberiza calandra

Herb-Robert

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
31,116
Scientific name
Geranium robertianum

Great Bittern

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
30,985
Scientific name
Botaurus stellaris

Green Hairstreak

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
30,308
Scientific name
Callophrys rubi

Cow Parsley

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
29,713
Scientific name
Anthriscus sylvestris

European otter

Group
Mammals
Records since 2000
28,426
Scientific name
Lutra lutra

Red Campion

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
28,333
Scientific name
Silene dioica

Black Guillemot

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
27,934
Scientific name
Cepphus grylle

Wood Avens

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
26,690
Scientific name
Geum urbanum

Beech

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
26,555
Scientific name
Fagus sylvatica

Tree Pipit

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
26,173
Scientific name
Anthus trivialis

Cuckooflower

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
25,770
Scientific name
Cardamine pratensis

Stock bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
23,298
Scientific name
Coreus marginatus

Grizzled Skipper

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
23,173
Scientific name
Pyrgus malvae

Broad-leaved Dock

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
22,935
Scientific name
Rumex obtusifolius

Garganey

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
21,932
Scientific name
Spatula querquedula

Hairy Shieldbug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
21,763
Scientific name
Dolycoris baccarum

Germander Speedwell

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
21,208
Scientific name
Veronica chamaedrys

Hairy Dragonfly

Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Records since 2000
20,883
Scientific name
Brachytron pratense

Little Tern

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
20,325
Scientific name
Sternula albifrons

Field Maple

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
19,098
Scientific name
Acer campestre

Bluebell

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
17,510
Scientific name
Hyacinthoides non-scripta

Ramsons

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
16,569
Scientific name
Allium ursinum

Slow worm

Group
Reptiles
Records since 2000
15,975
Scientific name
Anguis fragilis

Hart's-tongue

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
15,670
Scientific name
Asplenium scolopendrium

Wood Lark

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
15,459
Scientific name
Lullula arborea

Horse-chestnut [tree]

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
15,030
Scientific name
Aesculus hippocastanum

Smooth Newt

Group
Amphibians
Records since 2000
14,467
Scientific name
Lissotriton vulgaris

Common Nightingale

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
13,807
Scientific name
Luscinia megarhynchos

Honeysuckle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
13,575
Scientific name
Lonicera periclymenum

Ground-elder

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
13,554
Scientific name
Aegopodium podagraria

Bush Vetch

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
13,352
Scientific name
Vicia sepium

Smooth Sow-thistle

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
12,637
Scientific name
Sonchus oleraceus

Silverweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
12,032
Scientific name
Argentina anserina

Greater Stitchwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
11,979
Scientific name
Rabelera holostea

Rhododendron

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
11,503
Scientific name
Rhododendron ponticum