Oarweed

Laminaria digitata

3,533Records since 2000

SeptemberPeak month

40Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan55

Feb71

Mar162

Apr274

May397

Jun411

Jul408

Aug515

Sep702

Oct289

Nov74

Dec80

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

#	County	Nation	Records
1	Ards and North Down	Northern Ireland	143
2	Cornwall	England	122
3	Pembrokeshire	Wales	96
4	Causeway Coast and Glens	Northern Ireland	66
5	Highland	Scotland	63
6	Gwynedd	Wales	62
7	Devon	England	48
8	Isle of Anglesey	Wales	46
9	Scottish Borders	Scotland	43
10	Orkney Islands	Scotland	39
11	Argyll and Bute	Scotland	38
12	Newry, Mourne and Down	Northern Ireland	32
13	Mid and East Antrim	Northern Ireland	29
14	North Yorkshire	England	23
15	East Riding of Yorkshire	England	21

1,035 England641 Scotland601 Wales863 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 40 counties in all.

Records since 2000: 3,533
Peak month: September
Counties with records: 40
Scientific name: Laminaria digitata
Group: Seaweeds and algae
NBN Atlas records since 2000: 3,359
Most recorded in: Ards and North Down, Cornwall, Pembrokeshire, Causeway Coast and Glens, Highland, Gwynedd
Kingdom: Chromista
Phylum: Ochrophyta
Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Laminariales
Family: Laminariaceae
Genus: Laminaria
Name with authority: Laminaria digitata (Huds.) J.V.Lamour.
Contributing datasets: 58