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At their peak in September

1,535 species

Scaly Earthball

Group
Fungi
Records since 2000
1,046
Scientific name
Scleroderma verrucosum

Black tar sponge

Group
Sponges
Records since 2000
1,043
Scientific name
Dercitus bucklandi

Frosted Orange

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,040
Scientific name
Gortyna flavago

Cypress Pug

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
1,035
Scientific name
Eupithecia phoeniceata

Catillaria lichen

Group
Lichens
Records since 2000
999
Scientific name
Catillaria lenticularis

Flame Shell

Group
Molluscs
Records since 2000
994
Scientific name
Limaria hians

Brindled Green

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
991
Scientific name
Dryobotodes eremita

Field Damsel Bug

Group
True bugs
Records since 2000
964
Scientific name
Nabis ferus

Cola Nut Gall Wasp

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Records since 2000
960
Scientific name
Andricus lignicolus

Compound sea squirt

Group
Sea squirts
Records since 2000
958
Scientific name
Diplosoma listerianum

Melosira varians

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
956
Peak month
September

Synedra ulna

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
956
Peak month
September

Brown forking weed

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
921
Scientific name
Bifurcaria bifurcata

Eunotia exigua

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
895
Peak month
September

Hairy Beech Gall

Group
True flies
Records since 2000
886
Scientific name
Hartigiola annulipes

Lunar Underwing

Group
Butterflies and moths
Records since 2000
881
Scientific name
Agrochola lunosa

Woolly hermit crab

Group
Crustaceans
Records since 2000
881
Scientific name
Pagurus cuanensis

Rainbow Wrack

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
878
Scientific name
Ericaria selaginoides

Pink plates

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
877
Scientific name
Mesophyllum lichenoides

Clawed Forked Weed

Group
Seaweeds and algae
Records since 2000
857
Scientific name
Furcellaria lumbricalis

Beaked Bow-moss

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
851
Scientific name
Dicranodontium denudatum

Sea Bryum

Group
Mosses
Records since 2000
832
Scientific name
Ptychostomum warneum