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At their peak in May

2,538 species

Hound's-tongue

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,679
Scientific name
Cynoglossum officinale

Plaited Door Snail

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
1,675
Scientific name
Cochlodina laminata

Twisted Ramshorn

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
1,674
Scientific name
Bathyomphalus contortus

Scaly Dog-lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,668
Scientific name
Peltigera praetextata

Green-Winged Orchid

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,657
Scientific name
Anacamptis morio

Pyrrhospora lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,655
Scientific name
Pyrrhospora quernea

Norway Spruce

Group
Conifers
Records since 2000
1,639
Scientific name
Picea abies

Least Black Arches

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,636
Scientific name
Nola confusalis

Old-wood Lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,626
Scientific name
Lecanactis abietina

Acorn Weevil

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
1,586
Scientific name
Curculio glandium

Heather Beetle

Group
Beetles
Records since 2000
1,585
Scientific name
Lochmaea suturalis

Spotted lacehopper

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
1,581
Scientific name
Tachycixius pilosus

Cocksfoot Moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,576
Scientific name
Glyphipterix simpliciella

Fuscidea lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
1,569
Scientific name
Fuscidea cyathoides

Leach's Bithynia

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
1,558
Scientific name
Bithynia leachii

Orange Footman

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,557
Scientific name
Wittia sororcula

Winter-cress

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,551
Scientific name
Barbarea vulgaris

Meadow Saxifrage

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,545
Scientific name
Saxifraga granulata

Comb-toothed Nereid

Group
Worms (annelids)
Records since 2000
1,539
Scientific name
Platynereis dumerilii

Red Ant

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
1,529
Scientific name
Myrmica rubra

Yellow Azalea

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,527
Scientific name
Rhododendron luteum

Lime Hawk-moth

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,521
Scientific name
Mimas tiliae

Marsh Frog

Group
Amphibians
Records since 2000
1,516
Scientific name
Pelophylax ridibundus

Sea Gherkin

Group
Starfish and sea urchins
Records since 2000
1,512
Scientific name
Pawsonia saxicola

Pink-sorrel

Group
Flowering plants
Records since 2000
1,509
Scientific name
Oxalis articulata