When it is recorded
Jan2,162
Feb2,142
Mar2,791
Apr2,166
May1,576
Jun1,225
Jul1,379
Aug1,287
Sep1,525
Oct1,871
Nov1,952
Dec1,621
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norfolk | England | 1,401 | |
| 2 | Suffolk | England | 1,354 | |
| 3 | Cambridgeshire | England | 1,182 | |
| 4 | Ceredigion | Wales | 633 | |
| 5 | Cornwall | England | 596 | |
| 6 | Highland | Scotland | 525 | |
| 7 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 494 | |
| 8 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 492 | |
| 9 | North Yorkshire | England | 491 | |
| 10 | Worcestershire | England | 446 | |
| 11 | Powys | Wales | 440 | |
| 12 | Swansea | Wales | 427 | |
| 13 | Devon | England | 389 | |
| 14 | Gwynedd | Wales | 320 | |
| 15 | Essex | England | 319 |
14,822 England2,567 Scotland4,373 Wales221 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 125 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 21,994
- Peak month
- March
- Counties with records
- 125
- Scientific name
- Ceratodon purpureus
- Group
- Mosses
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 22,526
- Most recorded in
- Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Ceredigion, Cornwall, Highland, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, North Yorkshire, Worcestershire, Powys, Swansea +44
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Bryophyta
- Class
- Bryopsida
- Order
- Dicranales
- Family
- Ditrichaceae
- Genus
- Ceratodon
- Name with authority
- Ceratodon purpureus (Hedw.) Brid.
- Contributing datasets
- 36
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1752834 · GBIF 5281381