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At their peak in May

2,538 species

Holly Fern

Group
Ferns and horsetails
Records since 2000
146
Scientific name
Polystichum lonchitis

Aedes cantans

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
145
Peak month
May

Dog Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
145
Scientific name
Peltigera polydactylon

Surirella roba

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
145
Peak month
May

Sweet marjoram

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
144
Scientific name
Origanum majorana

Amygdalaria lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
143
Scientific name
Amygdalaria pelobotryon

Sweet spurge

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
143
Scientific name
Euphorbia dulcis

A lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
142
Scientific name
Rinodina isidioides

Phora atra

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
142
Peak month
May

Tenthredo colon

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
141
Peak month
May

Netted Mountain Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
140
Scientific name
Macaria carbonaria

Green Spruce Aphid

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
138
Scientific name
Elatobium abietinum

Lady Orchid

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
138
Scientific name
Orchis purpurea