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At their peak in May

2,538 species

Small Eggar

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
158
Scientific name
Eriogaster lanestris

A Hoverfly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
157
Scientific name
Parasyrphus nigritarsis

Blackcurly lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
154
Scientific name
Pseudephebe pubescens

Mycoglaena

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
154
Scientific name
Mycoglaena myricae

Dolerus fumosus

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
153
Peak month
May

Trumpeter finch

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
151
Scientific name
Bucanetes githagineus

Basket of gold

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
150
Scientific name
Aurinia saxatilis

Rinodina lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
150
Scientific name
Rinodina efflorescens

Fan mussel

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
149
Scientific name
Atrina fragilis

Mealy lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
149
Scientific name
Leprocaulon microscopicum

Navel lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
149
Scientific name
Umbilicaria proboscidea

Point snail

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
149
Scientific name
Acicula fusca

Tunbridge Filmy-fern

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
149
Scientific name
Hymenophyllum tunbrigense

Fuscidea lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
147
Scientific name
Fuscidea kochiana