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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 reptiles23,52619County data
mammals46,47554County data
honey bee and bumblebees9,03719Countywide data
bees and wasps41,954381County data
ants10,47932County data
beetles132,7752,414Available county data
hoverflies25,862185Available county data
soldier flies and allies8,94786County data
flies (other)78,4182,809County data
butterflies583,35151County data
larger moths965,554690County data
micro moths317,4421,297County data
leafhoppers and allies11,817261Available county data
true bugs39,626393Available county data
grasshoppers, crickets & allies11,21729County data
dragonflies & damselflies12,05234Available county data
caddisflies8,511110County/National RS data
centipedes and millipedes2,21956County data
spiders152,009455County data
harvestmen5,77922County data
pseudoscorpions37618County data
woodlice5,47930County data
molluscs6,874266County data
fish95933Available county data
slime moulds7031Available data

Available records mapped on website:2,500,808, species: 9,775

All records in database tables: 7,017,346, species: 22,131