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Species recorded in Essex

1,113 species

Essex — county

Common sawfly

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,810

Grass Vetchling

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,808

Welted Thistle

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,808

Sea Purslane

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
1,735

Wood Ant

Group
Bees, wasps and ants
Peak month
April
Records since 2000
1,703

Cobweb weaver

Group
Spiders
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,685

Hound's-tongue

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,679

Black-grass

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
October
Records since 2000
1,597

Acorn Weevil

Group
Beetles
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,586

Opilio canestrinii

Group
Mites, harvestmen and other arachnids
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,560

Marsh Frog

Group
Amphibians
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,516

Pink-sorrel

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,509

Stone Parsley

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,315

Sea Club-rush

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
August
Records since 2000
1,227

Cretan bryony

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,142

Salsify

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
May
Records since 2000
1,134

Meadow Barley

Group
Flowering plants
Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,118