Common Urchin

Echinus esculentus

18,230Records since 2000

JunePeak month

31Counties with records

Near ThreatenedIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan447

Feb640

Mar694

Apr946

May1,692

Jun3,199

Jul3,077

Aug3,050

Sep2,522

Oct1,023

Nov476

Dec226

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

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Highland	Scotland	370
2	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	267
3	Scottish Borders	Scotland	139
4	Pembrokeshire	Wales	101
5	Ards and North Down	Northern Ireland	62
6	Na h-Eileanan Siar	Scotland	61
7	Causeway Coast and Glens	Northern Ireland	58
8	Shetland Islands	—	54
9	Fife	Scotland	45
10	North Ayrshire	Scotland	40
11	Aberdeenshire	Scotland	27
12	Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland	25
13	Orkney Islands	Scotland	21
14	Devon	England	8
15	Isles of Scilly	England	8

4,740 England7,671 Scotland1,188 Wales1,830 Northern Ireland19 Isle of Man

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 31 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 18,230
Peak month: June
Counties with records: 31
IUCN Red List: Near Threatened
Scientific name: Echinus esculentus
Also known as: European Edible Sea Urchin
Group: Starfish and sea urchins
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 18,172
Most recorded in: Highland, Argyll and Bute, Scottish Borders, Pembrokeshire, Ards and North Down, Na h-Eileanan Siar, Causeway Coast and Glens, Shetland Islands
Conservation designations: Global Red List (JNCC), GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Echinoidea
Order: Camarodonta
Family: Echinidae
Genus: Echinus
Name with authority: Echinus esculentus Linnaeus, 1758
Described: 1758
Contributing datasets: 59