About Earthynature of Britain

Species recorded in Somerset

1,091 species

Somerset — county

Noon Fly

Group: True flies
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 6,837

Dotted Ramalina

Group: Lichens
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,798

Athripsodes cinereus

Group: Caddisflies
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,717

Common Fleabane

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 6,682

Greater Celandine

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,651

Bumblebee Blacklet

Group: True flies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 6,599

Dark Crottle

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,587

Creeping Fingerwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,529

Rusty Feather-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 6,519

Kneiff's Feather-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 6,465

Black-tailed Aphideater

Group: True flies
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 6,458

Common Rough Woodlouse

Group: Crustaceans
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 6,413

Lesser Yoke-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,411

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

Canadian Waterweed

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 6,360

Wild Privet

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 6,265

Garden Spider

Group: Spiders
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 6,249

Snipefly

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

Froghopper

Group: True bugs
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,233

Variable forklet moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: November
Records since 2000: 6,232

Maidenhair Spleenwort

Group: Ferns and horsetails
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 6,221

Salted Shield Lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,211

Greater horseshoe bat

Group: Mammals
Peak month: February
Records since 2000: 6,208

Seedcorn Maggot

Group: True flies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 6,186

Wild Strawberry

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,172

Cape Thread-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,160

Palmate Newt

Group: Amphibians
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,154

Notched pouchwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 6,149

Rustic Sailor Beetle

Group: Beetles
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,138

Scarlet Pimpernel

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 6,084

Three-cornered Garlic

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 6,061

Larger Mouse-tail Moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,047

Rock Pocket-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 6,047

Stinking Iris

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

Lilac

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,008

St Winifrid's Moss

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 5,999

Lyell's bristle-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 5,981

Red Valerian

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

Birch catkin bug

Group: True bugs
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 5,955

Eurasian Smoothwing

Group: True flies
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 5,929

New-Zealand barnacle, Australasian barnacle

Group: Other invertebrates
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 5,911

Shining Crane's-bill

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 5,867

Opium Poppy

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

Tender Feather-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 5,821

Orange-spined Drone Fly

Group: True flies
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 5,815

Red Beard-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 5,799