Welcome to the Plantlife Juniper Survey

Welcome to Plantlife International's Juniper survey where you can help us find out where Juniper grows across Scotland, northern England and north Wales.

Please read the survey guidelines by following the links below and fill in the Full juniper survey form.

If you are a climber or mountaineer, we have designed an alternative form - please click on the Mountain juniper survey form.

Once much more common than today, Juniper is in decline. Many Junipers are more than 100 years old and produce little viable seed, which in addition to problems caused by overgrazing can mean that few young plants survive.

The plant is threatened by:

• Overgrazing that prevents the establishment of young bushes
• Undergrazing that can lead to Juniper being shaded out by other plants
• Clearance of bushes
• Excessive burning that can destroy bushes

In addition, juniper is no longer valued as it once was as firewood, for building stock barricades or for its medicinal qualities. Today, Juniper is mostly used as a flavouring in food and drink, particularly gin.

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