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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
mammals46,16854County data
honey bee and bumblebees8,73319Countywide data
bees and wasps40,548379County data
ants10,11432County data
beetles97,6952,182Available county data
hoverflies25,302185Available county data
soldier flies and allies8,73786County data
flies (other)76,5792,799County data
butterflies581,15051County data
larger moths917,499684County data
micro moths286,8291,287County data
leafhoppers and allies11,398262Available county data
true bugs36,035392Available county data
grasshoppers, crickets & allies10,75929County data
dragonflies & damselflies11,96534Available county data
caddisflies8,366110County/National RS data
centipedes and millipedes2,18856County data
spiders150,766458County data
harvestmen5,71722County data
pseudoscorpions37618County data
woodlice5,41329County data
molluscs6,802266County data
fish95933Available county data

Available records mapped on website:2,372,317, species: 9,486

All records in database tables: 6,204,594, species: 21,671