When it is recorded
Jan1,047
Feb2,005
Mar1,777
Apr1,330
May2,192
Jun3,840
Jul4,247
Aug8,549
Sep8,443
Oct1,367
Nov994
Dec227
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornwall | England | 472 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 202 | |
| 3 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 187 | |
| 4 | Devon | England | 173 | |
| 5 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 169 | |
| 6 | Norfolk | England | 168 | |
| 7 | Plymouth | England | 167 | |
| 8 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 136 | |
| 9 | Gwynedd | Wales | 127 | |
| 10 | Torbay | England | 114 | |
| 11 | Isle of Anglesey | Wales | 101 | |
| 12 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 98 | |
| 13 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 67 | |
| 14 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 60 | |
| 15 | North Yorkshire | England | 57 |
10,117 England4,094 Scotland2,353 Wales1,943 Northern Ireland32 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 54 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 36,315
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 54
- Scientific name
- Cancer pagurus
- Group
- Crustaceans
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 21,856
- Most recorded in
- Cornwall, Highland, Argyll and Bute, Devon, Pembrokeshire, Norfolk, Plymouth, Ards and North Down, Gwynedd, Torbay, Isle of Anglesey, Scottish Borders +6
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Malacostraca
- Order
- Decapoda
- Family
- Cancridae
- Genus
- Cancer
- Name with authority
- Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 87
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q752188 · GBIF 2222085