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EFC Centre at Wat Tyler Country ParkOur centre is available for visits on a pre-booked basis on Wednesdays between 10am - 4pm. The Club’s activities and displays are also usually open to the public on the first Saturday of the month 11am - 4pm.

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Database Summary for species

Records and species for each group currently mapped on our website:

GroupRecordsSpeciesComment
amphibians and reptiles23,51419County data
mammals46,20154County data
honey bee and bumblebees8,96519Countywide data
bees and wasps41,794381County data
ants10,44132County data
beetles102,6592,212Available county data
hoverflies25,851185Available county data
soldier flies and allies8,93286County data
flies (other)78,1702,807County data
butterflies583,01651County data
larger moths956,284690County data
micro moths311,8701,297County data
leafhoppers and allies11,749261Available county data
true bugs38,158392Available county data
grasshoppers, crickets & allies11,19029County data
dragonflies & damselflies12,04934Available county data
caddisflies8,493110County/National RS data
centipedes and millipedes2,21856County data
spiders152,210458County data
harvestmen5,77122County data
pseudoscorpions37618County data
woodlice5,47730County data
molluscs6,871266County data
fish95933Available county data
slime moulds7031Available data

Available records mapped on website:2,453,288, species: 9,573

All records in database tables: 6,910,914, species: 21,896