When it is recorded
Jan180
Feb214
Mar279
Apr397
May570
Jun647
Jul645
Aug478
Sep460
Oct281
Nov208
Dec145
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 2,017 | |
| 2 | Fermanagh and Omagh | Northern Ireland | 407 | |
| 3 | Mid and East Antrim | Northern Ireland | 318 | |
| 4 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 265 | |
| 5 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 180 | |
| 6 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 149 | |
| 7 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 105 | |
| 8 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 88 | |
| 9 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 81 | |
| 10 | Mid Ulster | Northern Ireland | 81 | |
| 11 | Worcestershire | England | 65 | |
| 12 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 64 | |
| 13 | Armagh City, Banbridge and Craig | Northern Ireland | 58 | |
| 14 | Stirling | Scotland | 53 | |
| 15 | Lisburn and Castlereagh | Northern Ireland | 33 |
111 England2,827 Scotland31 Wales1,481 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 49 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 4,684
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 49
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Martes martes
- Also known as
- Pine marten
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 4,516
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Fermanagh and Omagh, Mid and East Antrim, Newry, Mourne and Down, Argyll and Bute, Ards and North Down, Aberdeenshire, Perth and Kinross, Causeway Coast and Glens, Mid Ulster, Worcestershire, Scottish Borders +2
- Conservation designations
- Bern Convention, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, Habitats Directive, Habitats Regulations (NI) 1995, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Scottish Biodiversity List, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Habitats Regulations 2010
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Mustelidae
- Genus
- Martes
- Name with authority
- Martes martes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 32
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26046 · GBIF 5218878