When it is recorded
Jan1,453
Feb1,627
Mar2,202
Apr1,970
May1,510
Jun1,351
Jul1,279
Aug1,219
Sep1,308
Oct1,315
Nov1,315
Dec1,184
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 937 | |
| 2 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 822 | |
| 3 | Cumbria | England | 720 | |
| 4 | Powys | Wales | 693 | |
| 5 | Ceredigion | Wales | 692 | |
| 6 | Norfolk | England | 629 | |
| 7 | North Yorkshire | England | 586 | |
| 8 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 525 | |
| 9 | Gwynedd | Wales | 492 | |
| 10 | Worcestershire | England | 451 | |
| 11 | Suffolk | England | 391 | |
| 12 | Devon | England | 383 | |
| 13 | Kent | England | 346 | |
| 14 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 324 | |
| 15 | Cornwall | England | 321 |
10,017 England3,108 Scotland4,715 Wales285 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 118 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 18,136
- Peak month
- March
- Counties with records
- 118
- Scientific name
- Polytrichum formosum
- Group
- Mosses
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 18,183
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Carmarthenshire, Cumbria, Powys, Ceredigion, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Pembrokeshire, Gwynedd, Worcestershire, Suffolk, Devon +36
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Polytrichopsida
- Order
- Polytrichales
- Family
- Polytrichaceae
- Genus
- Polytrichum
- Name with authority
- Polytrichum formosum Hedw.
- Contributing datasets
- 41
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q38330570 · GBIF 4280088