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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 reptiles22,21619County data
mammals46,16854County data
honey bee and bumblebees8,71419Countywide data
bees and wasps40,557380County data
ants10,10432County data
beetles98,4112,246Available county data
hoverflies25,278185Available county data
soldier flies and allies8,71286County data
flies (other)76,5642,799County data
butterflies534,47551County data
larger moths916,249684County data
micro moths286,5261,285County data
leafhoppers and allies11,332262Available county data
true bugs35,651392Available county data
grasshoppers, crickets & allies10,70929County data
dragonflies & damselflies11,96034Available county data
caddisflies8,366110County/National RS data
centipedes and millipedes2,18656County data
spiders150,708458County data
harvestmen5,71622County data
pseudoscorpions37618County data
woodlice5,41029County data
molluscs6,802266County data
fish95933Available county data

Available records mapped on website:2,324,149, species: 9,549

All records in database tables: 6,023,293, species: 15,515