2020 Results

The 2020 BSBI New Year Plant Hunt ran between Wednesday 1st and Saturday 4th January.

We've published an analysis of results, or you could read a summary in our press release

Stats

778 lists have been received

615 species have been recorded

14724 unique records have been sent

Frequent plants

1
579
Bellis perennis Daisy
2
518
Senecio vulgaris Groundsel
3
486
Taraxacum Dandelion
4
484
Poa annua Annual Meadow-grass
5
350
Stellaria media Common Chickweed
6
339
Sonchus oleraceus Smooth Sow-thistle
7
335
Lamium purpureum Red Dead-nettle
8
322
Capsella bursa-pastoris Shepherd's-purse
9
319
Ulex europaeus Gorse
10
317
Euphorbia peplus Petty Spurge
11
312
Lamium album White Dead-nettle
12
301
Achillea millefolium Yarrow
13
296
Veronica persica Common Field-speedwell
14
271
Geranium robertianum Herb-Robert
15
255
Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed
16
238
Cymbalaria muralis Ivy-leaved Toadflax
17
212
Senecio jacobaea Common Ragwort
18
194
Petasites fragrans Winter Heliotrope
19
185
Anthriscus sylvestris Cow Parsley
20
163
Hedera helix Common Ivy

Longest lists

1
115
A list from Swanage
2
90
Truro - walk around railway station area, parks, streets and riverside.
3
87
SRPG Taunton
4
85
Saintleonards, Taulaght, Saintkierans, Ballycullane
5
77
Glam Bots Cardiff Bay area
6
76
Pagham Shore
7
74
Natural Surrroundings & Glandford
8
73
Nottingham Leenside
9
72
Perranporth SW75 by Botanical Cornwall Group
10
71
Par and Tywardreath SX05
11
70
Portishead
70
Exmouth by Dev. Ass. Bot. Grp.
13
66
vale of clwyd
66
Isle of Man - Peel Cemetery & Lhergydhoo area
66
Le Hocq Jersey
16
64
Framlingham mooch
17
62
Millbrook village Exeter
18
60
Aberystwyth and Pendinas
60
Newport Harbour, Isle of Wight
60
Hastings Hunt


Click on the markers to view the plant records that have been sent in so far.