When it is recorded
Jan448
Feb560
Mar857
Apr821
May685
Jun1,067
Jul1,367
Aug983
Sep992
Oct907
Nov791
Dec611
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 1,343 | |
| 2 | Cumbria | England | 564 | |
| 3 | North Yorkshire | England | 403 | |
| 4 | Ceredigion | Wales | 368 | |
| 5 | Worcestershire | England | 367 | |
| 6 | Gwynedd | Wales | 363 | |
| 7 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 322 | |
| 8 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 261 | |
| 9 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 232 | |
| 10 | Lincolnshire | England | 225 | |
| 11 | Powys | Wales | 206 | |
| 12 | Norfolk | England | 201 | |
| 13 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 185 | |
| 14 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 179 | |
| 15 | Blackburn with Darwen | England | 174 |
4,747 England3,690 Scotland1,905 Wales171 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 98 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 10,519
- Peak month
- July
- Counties with records
- 98
- Scientific name
- Sphagnum palustre
- Group
- Mosses
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 8,832
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Ceredigion, Worcestershire, Gwynedd, Argyll and Bute, Dumfries and Galloway, Pembrokeshire, Lincolnshire, Powys, Norfolk +26
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Sphagnopsida
- Order
- Sphagnales
- Family
- Sphagnaceae
- Genus
- Sphagnum
- Name with authority
- Sphagnum palustre L.
- Contributing datasets
- 43
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1385612 · GBIF 2669006