When it is recorded
Jan144
Feb175
Mar363
Apr768
May1,071
Jun1,159
Jul919
Aug1,201
Sep1,024
Oct465
Nov230
Dec107
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceredigion | Wales | 373 | |
| 2 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 266 | |
| 3 | North Yorkshire | England | 258 | |
| 4 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 250 | |
| 5 | North Ayrshire | Scotland | 213 | |
| 6 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 211 | |
| 7 | Gwynedd | Wales | 197 | |
| 8 | Highland | Scotland | 174 | |
| 9 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 166 | |
| 10 | Cornwall | England | 148 | |
| 11 | South Ayrshire | Scotland | 134 | |
| 12 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 114 | |
| 13 | Plymouth | England | 112 | |
| 14 | Devon | England | 96 | |
| 15 | Swansea | Wales | 89 |
2,535 England1,544 Scotland2,410 Wales672 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 57 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 7,788
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 57
- Scientific name
- Littorina littorea
- Also known as
- Edible periwinkle
- Group
- Molluscs
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 6,741
- Most recorded in
- Ceredigion, Scottish Borders, North Yorkshire, Pembrokeshire, North Ayrshire, Isle of Anglesey, Gwynedd, Highland, Ards and North Down, Cornwall, South Ayrshire, Argyll and Bute +11
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Littorinimorpha
- Family
- Littorinidae
- Genus
- Littorina
- Name with authority
- Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 79
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q27935 · GBIF 2301117