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At their peak in May

2,538 species

Mesoneura opaca

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
100
Peak month
May

Monkey orchid

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
100
Scientific name
Orchis simia

A water beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
99
Scientific name
Hydrochus angustatus

Athalia bicolor

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
99
Peak month
May

Agyrium lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
98
Scientific name
Agyrium rufum

Amphipod

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
98
Scientific name
Apherusa ovalipes

Phoronis ovalis

Group
Other invertebrates
Records since 2000
98
Peak month
May

Shell lichen

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
98
Scientific name
Arthopyrenia cerasi

Coryne muscoides

Group
Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Records since 2000
97
Peak month
May

Yellow belle

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
97
Scientific name
Aspitates ochrearia

Green Alder Sawfly

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
95
Scientific name
Monsoma pulveratum