Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Detail

General
Species Profile

Species Detail - Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) Database".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).

Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).

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Scientific Name Fagus sylvatica

Common Name Beech

Taxon Version Key NBNSYS0000003840 RecommendedWell-formed

Synonyms Fagus sylvatica

Designations N/A

Abbreviation fasyl

Authority L.

Group Flowering plant

Rank Species

Number Of Records 13

Number Of 10Km Squares 4

Number Of 50Km Squares 2

Oldest Record 29/07/2025

Newest Record 29/07/2025

Phenology - earliest record (across all datasets) 1 January (recorded in 1970)

Phenology - latest record (across all datasets) 31 December (recorded in 2020)

Species Profiles

Citation Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) Database, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Beech (Fagus sylvatica), accessed 25 February 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/441/Species/29211

Species Detail - Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) Database".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Marine Map - 50km

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Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)