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At their peak in May

2,538 species

Alpine balsam

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
423
Scientific name
Erinus alpinus

Candy lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
420
Scientific name
Icmadophila ericetorum

White-pinion spotted

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
418
Scientific name
Lomographa bimaculata

Birch mocha

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
417
Scientific name
Cyclophora albipunctata

Pista maculata

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
416
Peak month
May

Bird's-eye Primrose

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
413
Scientific name
Primula farinosa

Cream wave

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
412
Scientific name
Scopula floslactata

A Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
411
Scientific name
Arthonia ilicina

Stenocybe lichen

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
409
Scientific name
Stenocybe pullatula

Greater Chickweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
408
Scientific name
Stellaria neglecta

Garden lovage

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
401
Scientific name
Levisticum officinale

Dot lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
399
Scientific name
Micarea peliocarpa

Chives

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
396
Scientific name
Allium schoenoprasum

Golden-rod pug

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
396
Scientific name
Eupithecia virgaureata

Sea Mouse-ear

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
396
Scientific name
Cerastium diffusum