When it is recorded
Jan177
Feb224
Mar204
Apr666
May1,563
Jun1,443
Jul1,224
Aug1,154
Sep805
Oct556
Nov379
Dec239
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcestershire | England | 2,620 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 518 | |
| 3 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 311 | |
| 4 | Sheffield | England | 266 | |
| 5 | Telford and Wrekin | England | 250 | |
| 6 | Sefton | England | 224 | |
| 7 | North Yorkshire | England | 176 | |
| 8 | Norfolk | England | 150 | |
| 9 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 137 | |
| 10 | Powys | Wales | 136 | |
| 11 | Liverpool | England | 127 | |
| 12 | Cumbria | England | 119 | |
| 13 | West Berkshire | England | 112 | |
| 14 | Essex | England | 109 | |
| 15 | Devon | England | 100 |
9,106 England1,462 Scotland343 Wales43 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
- 11,400
- Peak month
- May
- Counties with records
- 118
- Scientific name
- Dryopteris filix-mas
- Group
- Ferns and horsetails
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 60,922
- Most recorded in
- Worcestershire, Highland, Herefordshire, County of, Sheffield, Telford and Wrekin, Sefton, North Yorkshire, Norfolk, Argyll and Bute, Powys, Liverpool, Cumbria +17
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Polypodiopsida
- Order
- Polypodiales
- Family
- Dryopteridaceae
- Genus
- Dryopteris
- Name with authority
- Dryopteris filix-mas (L.) Schott
- Contributing datasets
- 55
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q322994 · GBIF 5275132