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At their peak in May

2,538 species

Wavy Bitter-cress

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,487
Scientific name
Cardamine flexuosa

Froghopper

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
6,233
Scientific name
Cercopis vulnerata

Crosswort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,186
Scientific name
Cruciata laevipes

Wild Strawberry

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,172
Scientific name
Fragaria vesca

Palmate Newt

Group
Amphibians
Records since 2000
6,154
Scientific name
Lissotriton helveticus

Exogone naidina

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
6,107
Peak month
May

Lilac

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
6,008
Scientific name
Syringa vulgaris

Red Valerian

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,970
Scientific name
Centranthus ruber

Jewel Anemone

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
5,851
Scientific name
Corynactis viridis

Hornbeam

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,848
Scientific name
Carpinus betulus

Treble Lines

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,836
Scientific name
Charanyca trigrammica

Malachite Beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
5,702
Scientific name
Malachius bipustulatus

Yellow Pimpernel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,601
Scientific name
Lysimachia nemorum

Medium Sedge

Group
Caddisflies
Records since 2000
5,472
Scientific name
Goera pilosa

Wall Speedwell

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,380
Scientific name
Veronica arvensis

St Marks Fly

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
5,213
Scientific name
Bibio marci

Wayfaring Tree

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,181
Scientific name
Viburnum lantana

Common Pug

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
5,108
Scientific name
Eupithecia vulgata

Wood Speedwell

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,106
Scientific name
Veronica montana

Common Figwort

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
5,026
Scientific name
Scrophularia nodosa

Early-purple Orchid

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,975
Scientific name
Orchis mascula

Wasp Beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
4,967
Scientific name
Clytus arietis

Thrift

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,703
Scientific name
Armeria maritima

Woodruff

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
4,693
Scientific name
Galium odoratum

Woundwort Shieldbug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
4,664
Scientific name
Eysarcoris venustissimus

Ruddy Streak

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
4,635
Scientific name
Tachystola acroxantha

Garlic Snail

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
4,561
Scientific name
Oxychilus alliarius

Northern lucina

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
4,539
Scientific name
Lucinoma borealis

Chocolate Mining Bee

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
4,456
Scientific name
Andrena carantonica

Copse Snail

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
4,382
Scientific name
Arianta arbustorum