When it is recorded
Jan3,626
Feb2,776
Mar2,924
Apr4,902
May5,774
Jun6,271
Jul6,129
Aug6,331
Sep4,923
Oct6,109
Nov2,978
Dec2,598
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent | England | 4,347 | |
| 2 | Surrey | England | 2,821 | |
| 3 | Cornwall | England | 1,714 | |
| 4 | Highland | Scotland | 1,250 | |
| 5 | Dorset | England | 1,086 | |
| 6 | Nottinghamshire | England | 969 | |
| 7 | Gloucestershire | England | 921 | |
| 8 | Worcestershire | England | 890 | |
| 9 | Cambridgeshire | England | 857 | |
| 10 | Nottingham | England | 811 | |
| 11 | Glasgow City | Scotland | 675 | |
| 12 | Medway | England | 557 | |
| 13 | Midlothian | Scotland | 549 | |
| 14 | Oxfordshire | England | 478 | |
| 15 | Essex | England | 469 |
46,674 England5,286 Scotland2,349 Wales670 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 120 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 56,196
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 120
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- Scientific name
- Vulpes vulpes
- Group
- Mammals
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 59,917
- Most recorded in
- Kent, Surrey, Cornwall, Highland, Dorset, Nottinghamshire, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Cambridgeshire, Nottingham, Glasgow City, Medway +61
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Carnivora
- Family
- Canidae
- Genus
- Vulpes
- Name with authority
- Vulpes vulpes (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 54
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q8332 · GBIF 5219243