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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 reptiles23,50419County data
mammals46,17554County data
honey bee and bumblebees8,84919Countywide data
bees and wasps41,471381County data
ants10,39332County data
beetles101,3312,206Available county data
hoverflies25,704185Available county data
soldier flies and allies8,87586County data
flies (other)77,7122,805County data
butterflies582,72251County data
larger moths934,800690County data
micro moths294,8991,294County data
leafhoppers and allies11,625261Available county data
true bugs37,359392Available county data
grasshoppers, crickets & allies10,94929County data
dragonflies & damselflies12,01034Available county data
caddisflies8,366110County/National RS data
centipedes and millipedes2,21556County data
spiders151,715458County data
harvestmen5,75422County data
pseudoscorpions37618County data
woodlice5,46529County data
molluscs6,854266County data
fish95933Available county data

Available records mapped on website:2,410,082, species: 9,530

All records in database tables: 6,866,463, species: 21,881