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At their peak in May

2,538 species

Hairy rockrose

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
240
Scientific name
Cistus incanus

Garden strawberry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
239
Scientific name
Fragaria ananassa

Pininana

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
239
Scientific name
Echium pininana

Jelly lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
237
Scientific name
Collema flaccidum

Loimia medusa

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
237
Peak month
May

Ball-tip lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
232
Scientific name
Sphaerophorus fragilis

Grey sea slug

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
231
Scientific name
Aeolidia papillosa

Copper diver

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
227
Scientific name
Ilybius chalconatus

Tawny Pipit

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
227
Scientific name
Anthus campestris