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Blackberry

Rubus fruticosus

486Records since 2000
AprilPeak month
66Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan7
Feb9
Mar22
Apr73
May39
Jun64
Jul53
Aug61
Sep59
Oct69
Nov29
Dec1

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England88
2Dorset England62
3Sefton England28
4Somerset England8
5Gwynedd Wales8
6Halton England8
7Essex England7
8Surrey England6
9Cheshire East England6
10Warrington England6
11Isle of Anglesey Wales6
12Plymouth England6
13Mid Ulster Northern Ireland6
14Highland Scotland5
15East Riding of Yorkshire England5
348 England16 Scotland16 Wales14 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 66 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
486
Peak month
April
Counties with records
66
Scientific name
Rubus fruticosus
Also known as
Bramble
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
98,925
Most recorded in
Cornwall, Dorset
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Rubus
Name with authority
Rubus fruticosus L.
Contributing datasets
8

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · GBIF 8436459