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Species recorded in Dorset

1,102 species

Dorset — county

Borage

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
6,379

Purple Toadflax

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
6,373

Scentless bug

Group
True bugs
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
6,364

Garden Spider

Group
Spiders
Peak month
September
Records since 2000
6,249

Snipefly

Group
True flies
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
6,241

Palmate Newt

Group
Amphibians
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
6,154

Stinking Iris

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
6,013

Red Valerian

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
5,970

Eelgrass

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
5,884

Opium Poppy

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,832

Agrimony

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
5,759

Sheep Tick

Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,741

Furry Dronefly

Group
True flies
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
5,653

Cirl Bunting

Group
Birds
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
5,559

Medium Sedge

Group
Caddisflies
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
5,472

Common Toadflax

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
5,393

Rim lichen

Group
Lichens
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
5,376