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At their peak in May

2,538 species

A Barnacle lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
328
Scientific name
Crutarndina petractoides

Phytoptus avellanae

Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids
Records since 2000
320
Peak month
May

Hairy Rock-cress

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
316
Scientific name
Arabis hirsuta

Cartilage lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
314
Scientific name
Ramalina calicaris

Hudsonian Godwit

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
312
Scientific name
Limosa haemastica

Cup lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
310
Scientific name
Cladonia bellidiflora

A water beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
309
Scientific name
Hygrotus versicolor

Mossy Stonecrop

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
309
Scientific name
Crassula tillaea

Thyone roscovita

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Records since 2000
309
Peak month
May

Grey birch

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
307
Scientific name
Aethalura punctulata

Upright Chickweed

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
306
Scientific name
Moenchia erecta