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At their peak in May

2,538 species

A lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
119
Scientific name
Gomphillus calycioides

Rescuegrass

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
119
Scientific name
Bromus catharticus

Wart lichen

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
119
Scientific name
Verrucaria caerulea

Dolerus niger

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
118
Peak month
May

Hahnia nava

Group
Spiders
Records since 2000
118
Peak month
May

Broom-tip

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
117
Scientific name
Chesias rufata

A lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
116
Scientific name
Sanguineodiscus aractinus

Fulvous Duck

Group
Birds
Records since 2000
116
Scientific name
Dendrocygna bicolor

A Lichen

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
115
Scientific name
Naetrocymbe nitescens

A lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
113
Scientific name
Megalospora tuberculosa

Cleft Bog-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
113
Scientific name
Sphagnum riparium

Lecidea lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
113
Scientific name
Lecidea phaeops

A water beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
112
Scientific name
Contacyphon pubescens