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Oak Fern

Gymnocarpium dryopteris

435Records since 2000
JulyPeak month
23Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan1
Feb0
Mar1
Apr15
May100
Jun64
Jul102
Aug39
Sep39
Oct11
Nov2
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Highland Scotland172
2Argyll and Bute Scotland62
3Worcestershire England43
4Cumbria England25
5Perth and Kinross Scotland24
6Powys Wales19
7Aberdeenshire Scotland7
8Gwynedd Wales5
9North Yorkshire England4
10Dumfries and Galloway Scotland4
11Surrey England3
12Scottish Borders Scotland3
13Herefordshire, County of England3
14Stirling Scotland3
15Moray Scotland3
107 England278 Scotland29 Wales

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 23 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
435
Peak month
July
Counties with records
23
Scientific name
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Group
Ferns and horsetails
NBN Atlas records since 2000
3,658
Most recorded in
Highland, Argyll and Bute
Conservation designations
Wildlife (NI) Order 1985, GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Polypodiopsida
Order
Polypodiales
Family
Cystopteridaceae
Genus
Gymnocarpium
Name with authority
Gymnocarpium dryopteris (L.) Newman

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1301661 · GBIF 2650832