When it is recorded
Jan10
Feb3
Mar29
Apr98
May511
Jun1,028
Jul923
Aug516
Sep261
Oct25
Nov7
Dec6
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Worcestershire | England | 939 | |
| 2 | Highland | Scotland | 376 | |
| 3 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 331 | |
| 4 | Powys | Wales | 298 | |
| 5 | Perth and Kinross | Scotland | 247 | |
| 6 | Ceredigion | Wales | 203 | |
| 7 | Cumbria | England | 160 | |
| 8 | North Yorkshire | England | 144 | |
| 9 | Cornwall | England | 82 | |
| 10 | Herefordshire, County of | England | 63 | |
| 11 | Gwynedd | Wales | 60 | |
| 12 | Somerset | England | 57 | |
| 13 | Carmarthenshire | Wales | 56 | |
| 14 | Stirling | Scotland | 53 | |
| 15 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 50 |
2,412 England958 Scotland1,249 Wales8 Northern Ireland
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 74 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 4,763
- Peak month
- June
- Counties with records
- 74
- Scientific name
- Festuca ovina
- Group
- Flowering plants
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 52,441
- Most recorded in
- Worcestershire, Highland, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Perth and Kinross, Ceredigion, Cumbria, North Yorkshire, Cornwall, Herefordshire, County of, Gwynedd, Somerset +3
- Conservation designations
- GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Poales
- Family
- Poaceae
- Genus
- Festuca
- Name with authority
- Festuca ovina L.
- Contributing datasets
- 48
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q157885 · GBIF 2704951