When it is recorded
Jan430
Feb637
Mar638
Apr1,006
May1,997
Jun3,711
Jul3,906
Aug5,063
Sep2,802
Oct1,136
Nov483
Dec227
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Highland | Scotland | 3,615 | |
| 2 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 1,133 | |
| 3 | Worcestershire | England | 1,063 | |
| 4 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 784 | |
| 5 | North Yorkshire | England | 734 | |
| 6 | Sheffield | England | 635 | |
| 7 | Cumbria | England | 622 | |
| 8 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 607 | |
| 9 | Powys | Wales | 546 | |
| 10 | Surrey | England | 462 | |
| 11 | Moray | Scotland | 462 | |
| 12 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 453 | |
| 13 | Devon | England | 418 | |
| 14 | Ceredigion | Wales | 378 | |
| 15 | Cornwall | England | 375 |
11,654 England8,279 Scotland2,275 Wales138 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 118 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 23,828
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 118
- Scientific name
- Calluna vulgaris
- Group
- Flowering plants
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 53,593
- Most recorded in
- Highland, Argyll and Bute, Worcestershire, Aberdeenshire, North Yorkshire, Sheffield, Cumbria, Perth and Kinross, Powys, Surrey, Moray, Pembrokeshire +34
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Calluna
- Name with authority
- Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull
- Contributing datasets
- 65
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q26615 · GBIF 2882482