When it is recorded
Jan174
Feb122
Mar299
Apr899
May788
Jun1,213
Jul2,252
Aug6,462
Sep4,904
Oct2,269
Nov348
Dec203
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincolnshire | England | 10,777 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 2,162 | |
| 3 | East Riding of Yorkshire | England | 1,094 | |
| 4 | North Lincolnshire | England | 903 | |
| 5 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 873 | |
| 6 | Nottinghamshire | England | 598 | |
| 7 | Cambridgeshire | England | 386 | |
| 8 | Worcestershire | England | 277 | |
| 9 | Powys | Wales | 256 | |
| 10 | Ceredigion | Wales | 228 | |
| 11 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 223 | |
| 12 | Moray | Scotland | 206 | |
| 13 | Devon | England | 204 | |
| 14 | Angus | Scotland | 204 | |
| 15 | Kent | England | 184 |
16,407 England3,938 Scotland822 Wales
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 84 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 21,169
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 84
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Arvicola amphibius
- Also known as
- Water vole
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 22,079
- Most recorded in
- Lincolnshire, Highland, East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire, Aberdeenshire, Nottinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Worcestershire, Powys, Ceredigion, Perth and Kinross, Moray +11
- Conservation designations
- Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, Biodiversity List – England, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria), Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Rodentia
- Family
- Cricetidae
- Genus
- Arvicola
- Name with authority
- Arvicola amphibius (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 35
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q27016 · GBIF 4265185