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Cornish Heath

Erica vagans

185Records since 2000
JunePeak month
28Counties with records
Least ConcernIUCN Red List

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb2
Mar1
Apr3
May2
Jun94
Jul18
Aug33
Sep17
Oct12
Nov0
Dec2

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

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England122
2Kent England4
3Nottinghamshire England3
4Glasgow City Scotland3
5Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland3
6Surrey England2
7Highland Scotland2
8Sefton England2
9Cambridgeshire England1
10Norfolk England1
11Oxfordshire England1
12East Riding of Yorkshire England1
13Essex England1
14Devon England1
15North Yorkshire England1
125 England2 Scotland1 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 28 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
185
Peak month
June
Counties with records
28
IUCN Red List
Least Concern
Scientific name
Erica vagans
Group
Flowering plants
NBN Atlas records since 2000
280
Most recorded in
Cornwall
Conservation designations
Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Family
Ericaceae
Genus
Erica
Name with authority
Erica vagans L.

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1134318 · GBIF 5333408