All species

118 species

• Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa On the wing May–Oct Insects
• Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella On the wing May–Aug Insects
• Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo On the wing May–Aug Insects
• Bird's-foot Trefoil Lotus corniculatus In flower May–Sep Plants
• Black Darter Sympetrum danae On the wing Jul–Oct Insects
• Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans On the wing May–Sep Insects
• Bramble Rubus fruticosus agg. In flower Jun–Aug · fruit Aug–Oct Plants
• Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata Semi-evergreen fern Plants
• Cinnabar Moth Tyria jacobaeae On the wing May–Aug · flies by day and night Insects
• Cinnabar Moth Caterpillar Tyria jacobaeae caterpillar Caterpillars on ragwort Jul–Sep Insects
• Comma Polygonia c-album On the wing Mar–Oct · hibernates as an adult Insects
• Common Blue Polyommatus icarus On the wing May–Sep · two broods Insects
• Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum On the wing May–Sep Insects
• Common Butterfly Bush Buddleja davidii In flower Jul–Sep Plants
• Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum Active Mar–Nov Insects
• Common Comfrey Symphytum officinale In flower May–Aug Plants
• Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum On the wing Jun–Nov Insects
• Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Active Jun–Oct Insects
• Common Haircap Moss Polytrichum commune Present all year · capsules Jun–Sep Plants
• Common Hawker Aeshna juncea On the wing Jul–Oct Insects
• Common Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Resident · here all year Bird
• Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Common Nettle Urtica dioica In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Common Polypody Polypodium vulgare Evergreen fern Plants
• Common Pond Skater Gerris lacustris Active Mar–Oct Insects
• Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris In flower Jun–Oct Plants
• Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Active Jun–Aug Insects
• Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Summer visitor Bird
• Common Valerian Valeriana officinalis In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• Dark Green Fritillary Speyeria aglaja On the wing Jun–Aug · one brood Insects
• Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• Devil's Coach Horse Ocypus olens Active Apr–Oct Insects
• Devil's-bit Scabious Succisa pratensis In flower Jul–Oct Plants
• Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis In flower Feb–Apr Plants
• Drone Fly Eristalis tenax Active Feb–Nov · adults overwinter Insects
• Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator On the wing Jun–Aug Insects
• Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata On the wing May–Aug Insects
• Foxglove Digitalis purpurea In flower Jun–Aug · biennial Plants
• Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus pulex Here all year Insects
• Garden Spider Araneus diadematus Adults Jul–Oct Insects
• Garden Tiger Arctia caja On the wing Jul–Aug Insects
• Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum In flower Jun–Aug · an invasive species Plants
• Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii On the wing Jun–Aug Insects
• Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Resident · here all year Bird
• Great Diving Beetle Dytiscus marginalis Active all year · flies between ponds at night Insects
• Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum In flower Jul–Aug Plants
• Green-veined White Pieris napi On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods Insects
• Harebell Campanula rotundifolia In flower Jul–Sep Plants
• Hart's-tongue Fern Asplenium scolopendrium Evergreen fern Plants
• Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• Herb Robert Geranium robertianum In flower Apr–Oct Plants
• Herring Gull Larus argentatus Resident Bird
• Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera In flower Jul–Oct · an invasive species Plants
• Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods Insects
• Honey Bee Apis mellifera Active Feb–Nov · colony survives the winter Insects
• House Martin Delichon urbicum Summer migrant · Apr–Sep Bird
• Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum A migrant · most likely Jul–Sep Insects
• Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cymbalaria muralis In flower May–Sep · evergreen Plants
• Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica In flower Aug–Oct · an invasive species Plants
• Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina Deciduous fern · fronds May–Oct Plants
• Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula On the wing Apr–Aug Insects
• Large White Pieris brassicae On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods Insects
• Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Active Mar–Nov Insects
• Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina On the wing Jun–Sep · one brood Insects
• Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris In flower May–Aug Plants
• Meadow Grasshopper Chorthippus parallelus Active Jun–Oct Insects
• Meadowsweet Filipendula ulmaria In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Navelwort (Wall Pennywort) Umbilicus rupestris In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• Noctule bat Nyctalus noctula Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• Ox-eye Daisy Leucanthemum vulgare In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• Painted Lady Butterfly Vanessa cardui Migrant · on the wing May–Oct, peaks Aug Insects
• Peacock Aglais io On the wing Mar–Oct · hibernates as an adult Insects
• Pellucid Hoverfly Volucella pellucens Active May–Sep Insects
• Peppered Moth Biston betularia On the wing May–Aug Insects
• Pipistrelle bat Pipistrellus pipistrellus Active Apr–Oct · hibernates in winter Mammal
• Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi On the wing May–Aug Insects
• Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus On the wing Jul–Aug · one brood Insects
• Purple Loosestrife Lythrum salicaria In flower Jun–Aug Plants
• Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss Here all year · rarely breeds in the wild Fish
• Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta On the wing May–Nov · increasingly overwinters Insects
• Red Campion Silene dioica In flower May–Sep Plants
• Red Clover Trifolium pratense In flower May–Sep Plants
• Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius Active Mar–Oct Insects
• Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus On the wing Jun–Aug · one brood Insects
• Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Rosebay Willowherb Chamerion angustifolium In flower Jul–Sep Plants
• Rowan Sorbus aucuparia Deciduous tree · in flower May, berries Aug–Oct Plants
• Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods Insects
• Sand Eel Ammodytes tobianus Here all year · buries in sand at low tide Fish
• Sand Martin Riparia riparia Summer migrant · Mar–Sep Bird
• Scotch Argus Erebia aethiops On the wing Jul–Sep · one brood Insects
• Sea Bass Dicentrarchus labrax Summer visitor to the estuary · May–Oct Fish
• Selfheal Prunella vulgaris In flower Jun–Sep Plants
• Signal Crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus Here all year · an invasive species Insects
• Silver Y Autographa gamma A migrant · seen May–Oct, peaks Aug Insects
• Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae On the wing Jun–Aug · flies by day Insects
• Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas On the wing May–Sep · two or three broods Insects
• Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus On the wing May–Sep Insects
• Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae On the wing Mar–Oct · hibernates as an adult Insects
• Small White Pieris rapae On the wing Apr–Sep · two broods Insects
• Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea On the wing Jun–Oct Insects
• Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria On the wing Apr–Sep Insects
• Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Summer migrant · May–Sep Bird
• Stoat Mustela erminea Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Swallow Hirundo rustica Summer migrant · Apr–Oct Bird
• Thick-lipped Grey Mullet Chelon labrosus Summer visitor to the estuary · May–Oct Fish
• Wall Brown Butterfly Lasiommata megera On the wing Apr–Jun & Aug–Sep, two broods Insects
• Water Forget-me-not Myosotis scorpioides In flower May–Sep Plants
• Water Mint Mentha aquatica In flower Jul–Oct Plants
• Water Vole Arvicola amphibius Here all year · does not hibernate Mammal
• Whirligig Beetle Gyrinus substriatus Active Mar–Oct Insects
• White Clover Trifolium repens In flower May–Sep Plants
• White-lipped Snail Cepaea hortensis Active Mar–Nov Insects
• Wild Teasel Dipsacus fullonum In flower Jul–Aug · seedheads all winter Plants
• Wood Avens Geum urbanum In flower May–Sep Plants
• Yarrow Achillea millefolium In flower Jun–Oct Plants
• Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Resident · here all year Bird

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