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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 reptiles22,21919County data
mammals46,17554County data
honey bee and bumblebees8,83219Countywide data
bees and wasps41,146381County data
ants10,28432County data
beetles100,4392,183Available county data
hoverflies25,645185Available county data
soldier flies and allies8,82586County data
flies (other)77,5002,801County data
butterflies581,41751County data
larger moths919,686684County data
micro moths287,8661,284County data
leafhoppers and allies11,616261Available county data
true bugs37,243392Available county data
grasshoppers, crickets & allies10,91829County data
dragonflies & damselflies12,01034Available county data
caddisflies8,366110County/National RS data
centipedes and millipedes2,20956County data
spiders151,624458County data
harvestmen5,75022County data
pseudoscorpions37618County data
woodlice5,46329County data
molluscs6,854266County data
fish95933Available county data

Available records mapped on website:2,383,422, species: 9,487

All records in database tables: 6,839,748, species: 21,828