Bush Vetch

Vicia sepium

13,352Records since 2000

MayPeak month

123Counties with records

Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan45

Feb44

Mar120

Apr1,401

May3,693

Jun2,583

Jul1,305

Aug867

Sep588

Oct360

Nov175

Dec61

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

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Worcestershire	England	2,065
2	Highland	Scotland	421
3	Sheffield	England	343
4	Cumbria	England	322
5	North Yorkshire	England	317
6	Herefordshire, County of	England	299
7	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	276
8	East Lothian	Scotland	229
9	Powys	Wales	184
10	Devon	England	154
11	Telford and Wrekin	England	154
12	Mid and East Antrim	Northern Ireland	147
13	Gloucestershire	England	137
14	Somerset	England	122
15	Cheshire East	England	116

8,521 England1,581 Scotland267 Wales232 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 123 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 13,352
Peak month: May
Counties with records: 123
IUCN Red List: Least Concern
Scientific name: Vicia sepium
Group: Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 48,614
Most recorded in: Worcestershire, Highland, Sheffield, Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Herefordshire, County of, Argyll and Bute, East Lothian, Powys, Devon, Telford and Wrekin, Mid and East Antrim +29
Conservation designations: GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Vicia
Name with authority: Vicia sepium L.
Contributing datasets: 53