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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 bumblebees8,75719Countywide data
bees and wasps40,657378County data
ants10,15332County data
beetles99,1622,183Available county data
hoverflies25,409185Available county data
soldier flies and allies8,75686County data
flies (other)77,2172,800County data
butterflies581,17151County data
larger moths917,544684County data
micro moths286,8331,287County data
leafhoppers and allies11,499262Available county data
true bugs36,363392Available county data
grasshoppers, crickets & allies10,77829County data
dragonflies & damselflies11,96634Available county data
caddisflies8,366110County/National RS data
centipedes and millipedes2,18856County data
spiders151,029458County data
harvestmen5,72222County data
pseudoscorpions37618County data
woodlice5,42129County data
molluscs6,804266County data
fish95933Available county data

Available records mapped on website:2,375,524, species: 9,487

All records in database tables: 6,207,809, species: 21,672