About Earthynature of Britain

Species recorded in Highland

2,638 species

Highland — county

Mountain Notchwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 580

Terete skin lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 580

Worm Lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 579

Rufous Milkcap

Group: Fungi
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 577

Shaded Wood-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: February
Records since 2000: 576

Rusty Watercolor Lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 575

Sickener

Group: Fungi
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 575

Violet Rust

Group: Fungi
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 575

Alpine Bloodspot Lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 572

Moss Campion

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 572

Warty brown-shield

Group: Lichens
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 572

Goblet Waxcap

Group: Fungi
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 571

Mossy Saxifrage

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 569

Typhula fistulosa

Group: Fungi
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 569

Crisp rockbrake

Group: Ferns and horsetails
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 566

Mycobilimbia sphaeroides

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 564

Scribble lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 563

Ant Beetle

Group: Beetles
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 562

Mycoporum antecellens

Group: Fungi
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 561

Xylota jakutorum

Group: True flies
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 561

Mortierella pulchella

Group: Fungi
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 557

Primrose Brittlegill

Group: Fungi
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 556

Upright Brown Grimmia

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 554

Pink Earth Lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 553

Birch Rust

Group: Fungi
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 552

Variable Webcap

Group: Fungi
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 552

Alder Wrinkle

Group: Fungi
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 551

Euphylidorea meigenii

Group: True flies
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 551

Enterographa zonata

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 550

Wedge Flapwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: February
Records since 2000: 550

Fine-leaved Leskea

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 549

Small Heather Weevil

Group: Beetles
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 549

Bleeding Conifer Crust

Group: Fungi
Peak month: November
Records since 2000: 547

Ochrolechia microstictoides

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 547

Bearded Pawwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 545

Common Rush Case-bearer

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 545

Holt's Mouse-tail Moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 543

Leafhopper

Group: True bugs
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 543

Limnephilus luridus

Group: Caddisflies
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 542

Common Fox Spider

Group: Spiders
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 541

Horse-Hair Fungus

Group: Fungi
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 539

Pendulous Wing-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 537

Amber Jelly

Group: Fungi
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 536

Azalea bud blast

Group: Fungi
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 534

Red Sword-grass

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 532

Slender Cruet-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 532

Vermilion Waxcap

Group: Fungi
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 532

Staph beetle

Group: Beetles
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 531