© Stuart M Bennett 2000 -2012


Schedule 5:

Protected animals:

Common Name
Scientific Name
Adder
Vipera berus

(Sections 9(1) "killing & injuring" and 9(5) "sale" only)
Anemone Ivell's Sea Edwardsia ivelli

Starlet Sea Nematosella vectensis
Apus Tadpole Shrimp Triops cancriformis
Bats Horseshoe Rhinolophidae, all species

Typical Vespertilionidae, all species
Beetle
Graphoderus zonatus


Hypebaeus flavipes


Paracymus aeneus

Lesser Silver Water Hydrochara caraboides

Mire Pill Curimopsis nigrita

(C. nigrita - section 9(4)(a) "damaging etc. a place used for shelter" only)

Rainbow Leaf Chrysolina cerealis

Stag Lucanus cervus

(section 9(5)"sale" only)

Violet Click Limoniscus violaceus
Burbot
Lota lota
Butterfly Adonis Blue Lysandra bellargus*

Black Hairsteak Strymondia pruni*

Brown Hairstreak Thecla betulae*

Chalkhill Blue Lysandra coridon*

Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon*

Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina*
Fritillary Glanville Fritillary Melitaea cinxia*

Heath Fritillary Mellicta athalia

High Brown Fritillary Argynnis adippe

Large Blue Maculinea arion

Large Copper Lycaena dispar

Large Heath Coenonympha tullia*

Large Tortoiseshell Nymphalis polychlorus*

Lulworth Skipper Thymelicus acteon*

Marsh Fritillary Eurodryas aurinia

Mountain Ringlet Erebia epiphron*

Northern Brown Argus Aricia artaxerxes*

Pearl-Bordered Boloria euphrosyne*

Purple Emperor Apatura iris*

Silver Spotted Skipper Hesperia comma*

Silver Studded Blue Plebejus argus*

Small Blue Cupido minimus*

Swallowtail Papilio machaon

White Letter Hairstreak Stymondia w-album

Wood White Leptidea sinapis*


(* denotes Section 9(5) "sale" only)
Cat Wild Felis silvestris
Cicada New Forest Cicadetta montana
Crayfish Atlantic Stream Austropotamobius pallipes

(Section 9(1) "taking" and 9(5) "sale" only)
Cricket Field Gryllus campestris

Mole Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
Damselfly Southern Coenagrion mercuriale
Dolphins
Cetacea
Dormouse
Muscardinus avellanarius
Dragonfly Norfolk Aeshna Aeshna isosceles
Frog Common Rana temporaria

(Section 9(5) "sale" only)
Goby Couch's Gobius couchii

Giant Gobius cobitis
Grasshopper Wart-biter Decticus verrucivorus
Hatchet Shell Northern Thyasira gouldi
Hydroid Marine Clavopsella navis
Lagoon Snail
Paludinella littorina

De Folin's Caecum armoricum
Lagoon Worm Tentacled Alkmaria romijni
Leech Medicinal Hirudo medicinalis
Lizard Sand Lacerta agilis

Viviparous Lacerta vivipara

(L. vivipara - Section 9(1) "killing and injuring" and 9(5) "sale" only)
Marten Pine Martes martes
Moth Barberry Carpet Pareulype berberata

Black-veined Siona lineata (or Iaea lineata)

Essex Emerald Theitdia smaragdaria

Fiery Clearwing Bembecia chrysidiformis

Fisher's Estuarine Gortyna borelii

New Forest Burnet Zygaena viciae

Reddish Buff Acosmetia caliginosa

Sussex Emerald Thalera fimbrialis
Mussel Fan Atrina fragilis

(Section 9(1)(2) and (5) "killing and injuring", "possession etc" and "sale" only)

Freshwater Pearl Margaritifera margaritifera
Newt Great Crested (or Warty) Triturus cristatus

Palmate Triturus helveticus

Smooth Triturus vulgaris

(T. helveticus and T. vulgaris - section 9(5) "sale" only)
Otter Common Lutra lutra
Porpoises
Cetacea
Sandworm Lagoon Armandia cirrhosa
Sea Fan Pink Eunicella verrucosa

(Section 9(1) "killing, injuring and taking", 9(2) "possession" and 9(5) "sale" only)
Sea Mat Trembling Victorella pavida
Sea Slug Lagoon Tenellia adspersa
Shad Allis Alosa alosa

(Section 9(1) "killing, injuring and taking", 9(4)(a) "damaging etc. a place used for shelter" only)

Twaite Alosa fallax

(Section 9(4)(a) "damaging etc. a place used for shelter" only)
Shark Basking Cetorhinus maximus
Shrimp Fairy Chirocephalus diaphanus

Lagoon Sand Gammarus insensiblis
Slow Worm
Anguis fragilis

(Section 9(1)"killing and injuring" and 9(5) "sale" only)
Snail Glutinous Myxas glutinosa

Sandbowl Catinella arenaria
Snake Grass Natrix natrix (Natrix helvetica)

(N. natrix - Section 9(1) "killing and injuring" and 9(5) "sale" only)

Smooth Coronella austriaca
Spider Fen Raft Dolomedes plantarius

Ladybird Eresus niger
Squirrel Red Sciurus vulgaris
Sturgeon
Acipenser sturio
Toad Common Bufo bufo

Natterjack Bufo calamita

(B. bufo - 9(5) "sale" only)
Turtles Marine Dermochelyidae and Cheloniidae all species
Vendace
Coregonus albula
Vole Water Arvicola terrestris

(Section - 9(4)(a) and (b) "damaging etc. a place used for shelter" and disturbing an animal while occupying a structure or place of shelter" only)
Walrus
Odobenus rosmarus
Whales
Cetacea
Whitefish
Coregonus lavaretus

 

Note: Where a species is annotated with * protection is only afforded against the actions referred to.

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