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At their peak in May

2,538 species

A solitary bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
355
Scientific name
Sphecodes pellucidus

Jelly lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
355
Scientific name
Collema subflaccidum

Pepper dulse

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
355
Scientific name
Osmundea osmunda

Lunar thorn

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
353
Scientific name
Selenia lunularia

Glaucous shears

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
350
Scientific name
Papestra biren

Yellow bush lupine

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
343
Scientific name
Lupinus arboreus

A fungus

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
341
Scientific name
Eopyrenula grandicula

A Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
332
Scientific name
Micarea stipitata