When it is recorded
Jan17
Feb240
Mar1,179
Apr1,650
May1,172
Jun1,132
Jul840
Aug882
Sep503
Oct204
Nov25
Dec18
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 379 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 355 | |
| 3 | Devon | England | 325 | |
| 4 | Suffolk | England | 307 | |
| 5 | Cornwall | England | 256 | |
| 6 | Swansea | Wales | 208 | |
| 7 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 198 | |
| 8 | Dorset | England | 196 | |
| 9 | North Yorkshire | England | 190 | |
| 10 | Cumbria | England | 187 | |
| 11 | Norfolk | England | 165 | |
| 12 | Dumfries and Galloway | Scotland | 155 | |
| 13 | Kent | England | 152 | |
| 14 | Essex | England | 138 | |
| 15 | Surrey | England | 122 |
5,380 England1,572 Scotland1,040 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 71 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 7,996
- Peak month
- April
- Counties with records
- 71
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Vipera berus
- Also known as
- Adder
- Group
- Reptiles
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 7,436
- Most recorded in
- North Ayrshire, Highland, Devon, Suffolk, Cornwall, Swansea, Pembrokeshire, Dorset, North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Norfolk, Dumfries and Galloway +16
- Conservation designations
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Bern Convention, Global Red List (JNCC), Scottish Biodiversity List, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Squamata
- Family
- Viperidae
- Genus
- Vipera
- Name with authority
- Vipera berus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 27
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q192056 · GBIF 5960862