APPENDIX : B.2 UK Priority Habitats and Species
Habitat Action Plans
| Broad Habitat | UK Priority Habitats | Local Priority Habitats | Other occuring habitats |
|---|---|---|---|
| BroadLeaved Mixed and Yew Woodland | Upland birchwood | Willow scrub Broad-leaved plantation and policy woodland | |
| Coniferious Woodland | Conifer plantation | ||
| Boundary and Linear Features | Miscellaneous field boundaries Road verges | Hedges Stone and earth boundary features | |
| Arable and Horticulture | Cereal field margins | Arable crops | |
| Improved Grassland | Extensive hay/silage crops | Improved grassland | |
| Neutral Grassland | Wet meadow Species-rich grassland | Semi-natural grassland | |
| Dwarf Shrub Heath | Upland heath | Lowland heath Treeless woodland and dales Maritime heath Empetrum heath Lichen heath Species-rich heath | |
| Fen, Marsh and Swamp | Fens Reedbeds | Marsh Base-rich flush Base-rich fen | |
| Bog | Blanket bog | Basin bog | |
| Standing Open Water and Canals | Eutrophic standing waters Mesotrophic standing waters | Oligotrophic and Dystrophic Lochs Ponds and milldams | |
| Rivers and Streams | Burns and canalised burns | ||
| Montane Habitats | Montane habitats | ||
| Inland Rock | Inland rock | ||
| Built Up Areas and Gardens | Built-up areas and gardens | ||
| Supralittoral Rock | Maritime cliff and slopes | Maritime grassland | |
| Supralittoral Sediment | Coastal sand dunes Machair Coastal vegetated shingle | Links Aeolianite Coastal strandline | Storm beach |
| Littoral Sediment | Coastal saltmarsh Mudflats Sheltered muddy gravels | ||
| Inshore Sublittoral Rock | Tidal rapids Modiolus modiolus beds | ||
| Inshore Sublittoral Sediments | Seagrass beds (Zostera marina and Zostera angustifolia) Maerl beds Saline lagoons Mud in deep water Serpulid reefs Sublittoral sands and gravel Inlets and enclosed and sheltered bays | ||
| Offshore, Shelf and Oceanic Habitats |
Species
SEA of SUPPLEMENTARY PLANNING GUIDANCE - ONSHORE WIND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
VERTEBRATES
Mammals
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apodemus sylvaticus | Wood mouse | * | *1 |
| Balaenoptera acutorostrata (baleen whales group) | minke whale | P | *1 |
| Delphinus delphis (small dolphins group) | common dolphin | P | *1 |
| Globicephala melas (toothed whales group) | long-finned pilot whale | P | *1 |
| Grampus griseus (small dolphins group) | Risso's dolphin | P | *1 |
| Halichoerus grypha | grey seal | C | *3 |
| Lagenorhynchus acutus (small dolphins group) | Atlantic white-sided dolphin | P | *1 |
| Lagenorhynchus albirostris (small dolphins group) | white-beaked dolphin | P | *1 |
| Lepus europaeus | brown hare | P | *3 |
| Lepus timidus | mountain hare | C | *3 |
| Lutra lutra lutra | European otter | P | *3 |
| Megaptera novaeangliea | Humpback whale | P | *1 |
| Microtus arvalis orcadensis | Orkney vole | * | *3 |
| Neomys fodiens | water shrew | C | *3 |
| Orcinus orca (toothed whales group) | killer whale | P | *3 |
| Phoca vitulina | common seal | C | *3 |
| Phocoena phocoena | harbour porpoise | P | *3 |
| Physeter catodon (toothed whales group) | sperm whale | P | *3 |
| Pipistrellus pipistrellus | pipistrelle bat | P | *3 |
| Sorex minutus | pygmy shrew | C | *1 |
Amphibians
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bufo bufo | common toad | C | *3 |
Fishes
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammodytes tobianus | sandeel [lance] | * | *1 |
| Cetorhinus maximus | basking shark | P | *3 |
| Clupea harengus (commercial marine fish group) | herring | * | *1 |
| (Deep water fish group) | P | ||
| Lamna nasus | porbeagle shark | C | *3 |
| Pomatoschistus minutus | sand goby | C | |
| Prionace glauca | blue shark | C | *3 |
| Raja batis | common skate | P | *1 |
| Raja clavata | thornback ray | * | *1 |
| Raja naevus | cuckoo ray | * | *1 |
| Salmo salar | Atlantic salmon | C | *2 |
| Salmo trutta | trout | * | *3 |
| Squalus acanthias | spurdog [hoe or sea da'] | * | *1 |
Reptiles
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dermochelys coriacea (marine turtles group) | leatherback turtle | P | *3 |
Birds
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accipiter nisus | sparrowhawk | C | *1 |
| Acrocephalus schoenobaenus | sedge warbler | C | *1 |
| Alauda arvensis | skylark [laverock] | P | *3 |
| Alca torda | razorbill [coulter-neb] | C | *1 |
| Anas acuta | pintail | C | *3 |
| Anas clypeata | shoveler | C | *3 |
| Anas crecca | teal | C | *3 |
| Anas penelope | wigeon | C | *1 |
| Anas platyrhynchos | mallard [stock duck] | C | *2 |
| Anas querquedula | garganey | * | *1 |
| Anas strepera | gadwall | C | *1 |
| Anser albifrons | white-fronted goose | C | *1 |
| Anser anser | Greylag goose | * | *1 |
| Anthus petrosus | rock pipit [taing sparrow] | C | *1 |
| Anthus pratensis | meadow pipit [teeting, tit lark] | C | *1 |
| Arenaria interpres | turnstone | C | *1 |
| Asio flammeus | short-eared owl [cattieface] | C | *3 |
| Asio otus | long-eared owl | C | |
| Aythya ferina | pochard | C | *1 |
| Aythya fuligula | tufted duck | C | |
| Aythya marila | scaup | C | *1 |
| Branta leucopsis | barnacle goose [horra goose, rood goose] | C | *3 |
| Bucephala clangula | goldeneye [gowdie duck, kwink] | C | |
| Buteo buteo | buzzard | C | *1 |
| Calidris alba | sanderling | C | *1 |
| Calidris alpina | dunlin [plover page, boondie] | C | *1 |
| Calidris maritima | purple sandpiper | C | *1 |
| Carduelis cannabina | linnet [lintie] | P | *1 |
| Carduelis chloris | greenfinch | C | *1 |
| Carduelis flavirostris | twite [heather lintie] | C | *1 |
| Cepphus grylle | black guillemot [tystie] | C | *3 |
| Charadrius hiaticula | ringed plover [sandico, sandlark] | C | *3 |
| Circus cyaeus | hen harrier [catabelly] | C | *3 |
| Clangula hyemalis | long-tailed duck [calloo] | C | *1 |
| Coturnix coturnix | Quail | * | *1 |
| Corvus corax | Raven | * | *3 |
| Corvus monedula | Jackdaw | * | *1 |
| Crex crex | corncrake | P | *3 |
| Cygnus cygnus | whooper swan | C | *3 |
| Cygnus olor | mute swan | C | *3 |
| Delichon urbica | house martin | C | *1 |
| Emberiza schoeniclus | reed bunting | P | *1 |
| Falco columbarius | merlin | C | *1 |
| Falco peregrinus | peregrine | C | *1 |
| Falco tinnunculus | kestrel [moosie-haak, wind-cuffer] | C | *1 |
| Fratercula arctica | puffin [tammie norie, pope, lyre] | C | *3 |
| Fulmarus glacialis | fulmar [mallimack] | * | *1 |
| Gallinago gallinago | snipe [horse-gowk, heather-bleater] | C | *3 |
| Gavia arctica | black-throated diver | C | |
| Gavia immer | great northern diver [immer goose] | C | *1 |
| Gavia stellata | red-throated diver [rain goose, loon] | C | *3 |
| Haematopus ostralegus | oystercatcher [shalder, chaldro, skeldro] | * | *3 |
| Hirundo rustica | swallow | C | *3 |
| Hydrobates pelagicus | storm petrel [alamottie] | C | *1 |
| Lagopus lagopus scoticus | Red Grouse | * | *1 |
| Larus argentatus | herring gull [white-maa; skorie=juvenile] | C | *1 |
| Larus canus | common gull [cullya, and as for herring gull] | * | *1 |
| Larus fuscus | lesser black-backed gull [baakie, swart back] | C | *1 |
| Larus marinus | great black-backed gull | * | ! |
| Limosa lapponica | bar-tailed godwit | C | |
| Limosa limosa | black-tailed godwit | C | *1 |
| Melanitta fusca | velvet scoter | C | |
| Mergus serrator | red-breasted merganser [harle, sawbill] | C | *1 |
| Miliaria calandra | corn bunting [skitter-broltie] | P | *3 |
| Morus bassanus | gannet [solan goose] | C | *1 |
| Motacilla alba | pied wagtail [willie wagtail] | C | *1 |
| Numenius arquata | curlew [whaup] | C | *3 |
| Numenius phaeopus | whimbrel [summer whaup, titterel] | C | *1 |
| Oceanodroma leucorhoa | Leach's petrel | C | |
| Oenanthe oenanthe | wheatear [chackie, stone-chat, stinkiebeul] | C | *1 |
| Phalacrocorax aristotelis | shag [skarf, tappie whaesie] | C | *1 |
| Phalacrocorax carbo | cormorant [scarf, hiblin] | C | *1 |
| Phalaropus lobatus | red-necked phalarope | P | |
| Phylloscopus trochilus | willow warbler | C | |
| Plectrophenax nivalis | snow bunting [snow flake] | C | |
| Pluvialis apricaria | golden plover [pliver] | C | *1 |
| Podiceps auritus | Slavonian grebe | C | *1 |
| Porzana porzana | Spotted crake | * | *1 |
| Prunella modularis | dunnock | C | *1 |
| Puffinus puffinus | Manx shearwater [lyre] | C | *1 |
| Rallus aquaticus | water rail | C | *1 |
| Regulus regulus | goldcrest | C | *1 |
| Riparia riparia | sand martin | * | *1 |
| Rissa tridactyla | kittiwake [kittick, wekko, feckie] | * | *1 |
| Saxicola torquata | stonechat | C | *1 |
| Somateria mollissima | eider [dunter] | C | *1 |
| Stercorarius parasiticus | arctic skua [scootie allan] | C | *3 |
| Stercorarius skua | great skua [bonxie] | C | *3 |
| Sterna albifrons | little tern | * | *1 |
| Sterna hirundo | common tern [pickie-terno, pickie] | C | *3 |
| Sterna paradisaea | arctic tern [pickie terno, pickie] | C | *3 |
| Sterna sandvicensis | Sandwich tern | C | *3 |
| Tadorna tadorna | shelduck [sly goose, links goose] | C | *3 |
| Tachybaptus ruficollis | little grebe | * | *1 |
| Tringa totanus | redshank [watery pleeps] | C | *3 |
| Turdus philomelos | song thrush [mavis] | P | *3 |
| Uria aalge | guillemot [aak] | * | *3 |
| Vanellus vanellus | lapwing [teeick] | C | *3 |
INVERTEBRATES
Ants
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrmica ruginodis | a red ant | * | *1 |
Bees
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bombus distinguendus | great yellow bumblebee | P | *1 |
| Bombus muscorum | heath carder | * | *1 |
Wasps
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolichovespula sylvestris | tree wasp | * | *1 |
| Dolichovespula norvegicus | Norwegian wasp | * | *1 |
| Paravespula vulgaris | common wasp | * | *1 |
| Nematus stichi | a sawfly | * | *1 |
Beetles
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupalpus dorsalis | a ground beetle | * | *1 |
| Agabus melanarius | a water beetle | * | *1 |
| Agabus paludosus | a water beetle | * | *1 |
| Apion ryei | a weevil | * | *1 |
| Brychius elevatus | crawling water beetle | * | *1 |
| Chaetarthria seminulum | a scavenger water beetle | * | *1 |
| Choleva glauca | fungus beetle | * | *1 |
| Chrysolina crassicornis | a leaf beetle | C | *1 |
| Coelambus novemlineatus | a water beetle | * | *1 |
| Hybius aenescens | a water beetle | * | *1 |
| Hydraena britteni | a small water beetle | * | *1 |
| H. gracilis | a water beetle | * | *1 |
| Hydrophilus piceus | great silver water beetle | C | *1 |
| Hydroporus longicornis | a water beetle | * | *1 |
| Hydroporus melanarius | a water beetle | * | *1 |
| Hydroporus obsoletus | a water beetle | * | *1 |
| Hydroporus umbrosus | a water beetle | * | *1 |
| Hydrothassa hannoveriana | a leaf beetle | * | *1 |
| Notiophilis rufipes | a ground beetle | * | *1 |
| Pelophila borealis | a ground beetle | * | *1 |
| Potamonectes griseostriatus | a water beetle | * | *1 |
| Rhagonycha elongata | a soldier beetle | * | *1 |
| Stictonectes lepidus | a water beetle | * | *1 |
| Trechus fulvus | a ground beetle | * | *1 |
| Tropiphorus terricola | brown weevil | * | *1 |
Butterflies
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argynnis aglaja scotica | dark green fritillary | * | *3 |
| Coenonympha tulia | large heath | C | *3 |
| Polyommatus icarus | common blue | * | *2 |
Caddis flies
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ylodes reuteri | a caddis fly | * | *1 |
Damselflies and Dragonflies
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aeshna juncea | common hawker | * | *3 |
| Cordulegaster boltonii | golden-ringed dragonfly | * | *3 |
| Enallagma cyathigerum | common blue damselfly | * | *3 |
| Ischnura elegans | Blue-tailed Damselfly | * | *3 |
| Libellula quadrimaculata | Four-spotted chaser | * | *3 |
| Pyrrhosoma nymphula | large red damselfly | * | *3 |
| Sympetrum danae | black darter | * | *3 |
Mayflies
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baetis muticus | a mayfly | * | *1 |
| Siphlonurus lacustris | a mayfly | * | *1 |
Flies
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aphrosylus raptor | a dolichopodid fly | * | *1 |
| Delia caledonica | a fly | * | *1 |
| Neoascia geniculata | a hoverfly | * | *1 |
| Neoascia obliqua | a hoverfly | * | *1 |
| Orthonevra geniculata | a hoverfly | * | *1 |
| Platycheirus podagratus | a hoverfly | * | *1 |
| Rhamphomyia morio | a fly | * | *1 |
| Tipula limbata | a cranefly | * | *1 |
Stoneflies
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinocras cephalotes | a stonefly | * | *1 |
Grasshoppers
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chorthippus parallelus | meadow grasshopper | * | *1 |
| Omcestus viridulus | common green grasshopper | * | *1 |
| Tetrix undulata | a grasshopper | * | *1 |
Moths
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agrotis vestigialis | archer's dart | * | *1 |
| Apamea zeta assimilis | northern arches | * | *1 |
| Carsia sororiata anglica | Manchester treble-bar | * | *1 |
| Entephria flavicinctata | yellow-ringed carpet | * | *1 |
| Eudonia alpina | * | *1 | |
| Eupithecia venosata ochraceae | netted pug | * | *1 |
| Euxoa cursoria | Coast dart | * | *1 |
| Diarsia mendica orkneyensis | ingrailed clay | * | *1 |
| Dyscia fagaria | grey scalloped bar | * | *1 |
| Parasemia plantaginis insularum | wood tiger | * | *1 |
| Perizoma flavofasciata | Sandy Carpet | * | *1 |
| Psyche casta | * | *1 | |
| Saturnia pavonia | emperor | * | *2 |
| Thera cognata | chestnut-coloured carpet | * | *1 |
| Thera juniperata orcadensis | juniper carpet | * | *1 |
| Udea uliginosalis | a moth | * | *1 |
| Xestia alpicola alpina | northern dart | P | *1 |
Millepedes
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanogona polydesmoides | a millepede | C | *1 |
Spiders
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agyneta cauta | money spider | * | *1 |
| Agyneta conigera | money spider | * | *1 |
| Araeoncus crassiceps | money spider | * | *1 |
| Araeoncus humilis | * | *1 | |
| Baryphyma trifrons | money spider | * | *1 |
| Bathyphantes approximatus | money spider | * | *1 |
| Centromerus arcanus | money spider | * | *1 |
| Clubiona comta | * | *1 | |
| Drepanotylus uncatus | money spider | * | *1 |
| Erigone arctica | money spider | * | *1 |
| Erigone capra | * | *1 | |
| Erigone longipalpis | money spider | * | *1 |
| Halorates reprobus | money spider | * | *1 |
| Hilaira excisa | money spider | * | *1 |
| Hilaira frigida | money spider | * | *1 |
| Hypselistes jacksoni | * | *1 | |
| Hilaira pervicax | * | *1 | |
| Hyposinga pygmaea | * | *1 | |
| Jacksonella falconeri | * | *1 | |
| Latithorax faustus | money spider | * | *1 |
| Lepthyphantes minutus | * | *1 | |
| Lepthyphantes whymperi | money spider | * | *1 |
| Leptorhopterum robustum | money spider | * | *1 |
| Lophomma punctatum | money spider | * | *1 |
| Mecynargus (Rhaebothorax) morulus | money spider | * | *1 |
| Meioneta beata | money spider | * | *1 |
| Meioneta nigripes | * | *1 | |
| Minyriolus pusillus | money spider | * | *1 |
| Neon reticulatus | jumping spider | * | *1 |
| Nesticus cellulanus | comb-footed cellar spider | * | *1 |
| Ozyptila atomaria | crab spider | * | *1 |
| Ozyptila trux | crab spider | * | *1 |
| Pelecopsis nemoralis | money spider | * | *1 |
| Pirata piraticus | a wolf spider | * | *1 |
| Poeciloneta variegata | money spider | * | *1 |
| Robertus arundineti | comb-footed spider | * | *1 |
| Scotinotylus evansi | money spider | * | *1 |
| Silometopus ambiguus | money spider | * | *1 |
| Trichopterna thorelli | money spider | * | *1 |
| Typhochrestus digitatus | money spider | * | *1 |
| Walckeneria clavicornis | money spider | * | *1 |
| Walckeneria dysderoides | a spider | * | *1 |
| Walckeneria vigilax | money spider | * | *1 |
Pseudoscorpions
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neobisium carcinioides | * | *1 |
Worms & Leeches
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chaetopterus variopedatus | a tube-dwelling polychaete | * | *1 |
| Hirudo medicinalis | medicinal leech | P | *1 |
| Ophelia bicornis | an estuarine polychaete | C | *1 |
Molluscs
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atrina fragilis | fan mussel | P | *1 |
| Cerastoderma glaucum | lagoonal cockle | * | *1 |
| Hydrobia neglecta | a snail | C | *1 |
| Leiostyla anglica | a snail | C | *1 |
| Lymnaea peregra | a snail (near-involute form) | * | *1 |
| Margaritifera margaritifera | a freshwater pearl mussel | P | *1 |
| Modiolus modiolus | horse mussel | C | *1 |
| Mya arenaria | sand gaper | * | *1 |
| Nucella lapillus | dog whelk | C | *1 |
| Ostrea edulis | native oyster | P | *1 |
| Theodoxus fluviatalis | a snail | * | *1 |
| Vertigo lilljeborgi | a terrestrial snail | C | *1 |
Crustaceans
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nephrops norvegicus | Norway lobster | * | *1 |
Sea Anaemones
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scolanthus callimorphus | worm anenome | C | *1 |
Sea Urchins
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis | northern sea-urchin | C | *1 |
PLANTS
Algae
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cladophora sauteri | a green alga | * | *1 |
| Fucus disticus | a brown algae | * | *1 |
| Lithothamnion coralloides | a red alga | C | *1 |
| Lithothamnion glaciale | a red alga | * | *1 |
| Phymatolithon calcareum | a red alga | C | *1 |
Fungus
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clavaria zollingeri | a fairy club | C | *1 |
| Coprinus comatus | shaggy ink cap | * | *1 |
| Hygrocybe calyptriformis | pink meadow cap | P | *1 |
| Wawelia microspora | * | *1 | |
| Langermannia gigantea | giant puffball | * | *1 |
Lichens
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alectoria sarmentosa vexillifera | a lichen | * | *1 |
| Caloplaca cerinella | a lichen | * | *1 |
| Catapyrenium cinereum | a lichen | * | *1 |
| Cladonia fragilissima | a lichen | * | *1 |
| Lobaria pulmonaria | a lichen | * | *1 |
| Lecidea confluens | a lichen | * | *1 |
| Peltigera scabrosa | a lichen | * | *1 |
| Psorotichia schaereri | a lichen | * | *1 |
| Schaereria fuscocinerea | a lichen | * | *1 |
| Stringula taylorii | a lichen | * | *1 |
| Toninia lobulata | a lichen | * | *1 |
Liverworts
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barbilophozia atlantica | a liverwort | * | *1 |
| Calypogeia azurea | a liverwort | * | *1 |
| Eremonotus myriocarpus | a liverwort | * | *1 |
| Gymnomitrium crenulatum | a liverwort | C | |
| Herbertus stramineus | a liverwort | C | |
| Jungermannia subelliptica | a liverwort | * | *1 |
| Leiocolea fitzgeraldiae | a liverwort | * | *1 |
| Lepidozia pearsonii | a liverwort | C | |
| Odontoschisma elongatum | a liverwort | * | *1 |
| Plagiochila carringtonii | a liverwort | C | *1 |
| Plagiochila spinulosa | a liverwort | C | |
| Porella obtusata | a liverwort | * | *1 |
| Riccia cavernosa | a liverwort | * | *1 |
Mosses
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amblyodon dealbatus | a moss | * | *1 |
| Brachythecium mildeanum | a moss | * | *1 |
| Bryum weigelii | a moss | * | *1 |
| Campylopus schimperi | a moss | * | *1 |
| Campylopus subulatus | a moss | * | *1 |
| Dicranella crispa | a moss | * | *1 |
| Distichium inclinatum | a moss | * | *1 |
| Dreplanocladus lycopodioides | a moss | * | *1 |
| Leucobryum glaucum | a moss | * | *1 |
| Orthothecium rufescens | a moss | * | *1 |
| Philonotis seriata | a moss | * | *1 |
| Sphagnum austinii | a moss | * | *1 |
| Sanionia orthothecioides | a moss | * | *1 |
| Sphagnum magellanicum | a moss | * | *1 |
Stoneworts
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chara aspera | rough stonewort | * | *1 |
| Chara baltica | Baltic stonewort | P | |
| Chara canescens | bearded stonewort | P | |
| Chara curta | lesser bearded stonewort | P | *1 |
| Chara muscosa | mossy stonewort | P | |
| Chara rudis | rugged stonewort | * | *1 |
| Tolypella glomerata | clustered stonewort | * | *1 |
| Tolypella nidifica | bird's nest stonewort | P | *1 |
Vascular Plants
| Scientific name | Common name | UKL | Local criteria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajuga pyramidalis | pyramidal bugle | * | *1 |
| Ammophila arenaria | marram | * | *1 |
| Angelica archangelica | Angelica | * | *1 |
| Arctostaphyllos alpinus | alpine bearberry/ black blaeberry | * | *1 |
| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | bearberry | * | *1 |
| Aster tripolium | sea aster | * | *1 |
| Avena fatua | wild oat | * | *1 |
| Avena strigosa | bristle oak, black oak | * | *1 |
| Betula pubescens | downy birch | * | *1 |
| Bolboschoenus maritimus | sea club-rush | * | *1 |
| Briza media | quaking-grass | * | *1 |
| Callitriche hermaphroditica | autumnal water-starwort | * | *1 |
| Caltha palustris | marsh marigold/ king cup | * | *2 |
| Calystegia soldanella | sea bindweed | * | *1 |
| Carex capillaris | hair sedge | * | *1 |
| Carex diandra | lesser tussock sedge | * | *1 |
| Carex flacca | glaucous sedge | * | *1 |
| Carex maritima | curved sedge | * | *1 |
| Carex riparia | great pond-sedge | * | *1 |
| Carex riparia x rostrata | hybrid sedge | * | *1 |
| Catabrosa aquatica | whorl-grass | * | *1 |
| Catapodium marinum | stiff sand grass | * | *1 |
| Centaurea cyanus | cornflower | P | *1 |
| Chamaemelum nobile | chamomile | * | *1 |
| Chrysanthemum segetum | corn marigold | * | *1 |
| Cornus suecica | dwarf cornel | * | *1 |
| Corylus avellana | hazel | * | *1 |
| Dactylorhiza purpurella | northern fen orchid | * | *2 |
| Dactylorhiza sp | spotted orchids | * | *3 |
| Diphasiastrum alpinum | alpine clubmoss | * | *1 |
| Draba incana | hoary whitlowgrass | * | *1 |
| Drosera longifolia | great sundew | * | *1 |
| Dryas octopetala | mountain avens | * | *1 |
| Dryopteris aemula | hay-scented buckler-fern | C | *1 |
| Dryopteris oreades | mountain male-fern | * | *1 |
| Equisetum pratense | shady horsetail | * | *1 |
| Eriophorum latifolium | broad-leaved cottongrass | * | *1 |
| Erodium cicutarium | common stork's bill | * | *1 |
| Eupatorium cannabinum | hemp agrimony | * | *1 |
| Euphrasia atroviolacia | an eyebright | * | *1 |
| Euphrasia farhaidensis | an eyebright | * | *1 |
| Euphrasia foulaensis | an eyebright | * | *1 |
| Euphrasia heslop-harrisonii | an eyebright | P | *1 |
| Euphrasia marshallii | an eyebright | C | *1 |
| Euphrasia ostenfeldii | an eyebright | * | *1 |
| Euphrasia rotundifolia | an eyebright | P | *1 |
| Euphrasia (as yet unnamed) | an eyebright | * | *1 |
| Festuca arenaria | rush-leaved fescus | * | *1 |
| Fragaria vesca | wild strawberry | * | *1 |
| Fritillaria meleagris | snaked-head fritillary | * | *1 |
| Fumaria bastardii | tall ramping fumitory | * | |
| Fumaria capreolata | white ramping fumitory | * | |
| Fumaria densiflora | dense flowered fumitory | * | *1 |
| Fumaria purpurea | purple ramping fumitory | P | *3 |
| Galium sterneri | limestone bedstraw | * | *1 |
| Gnaphalium sylvaticum | heath cudweed | C | *1 |
| Goodyera repens | creeping lady's-tresses | * | *1 |
| Hammarbya paludosa | bog orchid | C | *1 |
| Hieracium orcadense | hawkweed | * | *1 |
| Hierochloë odorata | holy-grass | C | *1 |
| Hymenophyllum wilsonii | Wilson's filmy-fern | C | *1 |
| Isoetes lacustris | quillwort | * | *1 |
| Jasione montana | sheeps' bit | * | *1 |
| Juncus balticus | baltic rush | * | *1 |
| Juniperis communis | Juniper | P | *1 |
| Loiseleuria procumbens | trailing azalea | * | *1 |
| Lupinus nootkatensis | nootka lupin | * | *1 |
| Lychnis flos-cuculi | ragged robin | * | *2 |
| Lycopodium annotinum | interrupted clubmoss | * | *1 |
| Medicago sativa ssp. Falcata | sickle medick | * | *1 |
| Melampyrum pratense | common cow-wheat | * | *1 |
| Mertensia maritima | oyster plant | * | *3 |
| Myrica gale | bog myrtle | * | *1 |
| Ophioglossum azoricum | small adder's-tongue | * | *1 |
| Orchis mascula | early purple orchid | * | *1 |
| Orthilia secunda | serrated wintergreen | * | *1 |
| Oxyria digyna | mountain sorrel | * | *1 |
| Parnassia palustris | grass-of-parnassus | * | *1 |
| Phegopteris connectilis | beech fern | * | *1 |
| Pimpinella saxifrage | burnet-saxifrage | * | *1 |
| Poa alpina | alpine meadow-grass | * | *1 |
| Polygonum boreale | northern knotgrass | * | *1 |
| Polystichum lonchitis | holly fern | * | *1 |
| Populus tremula | aspen | * | *1 |
| Potamogeton filiformis | slender pondweed | * | *1 |
| Potamogeton friesii | flat-stalked pondweed | * | *1 |
| Potamogeton lucens | shining pondweed | * | *1 |
| Potamogeton praelongus | long-stalked pondweed | * | *1 |
| Potamogeton pusillus | lesser pondweed | * | *1 |
| Potamogeton x zizii | a hybrid pondweed | * | *1 |
| Primula scotica | Scottish primrose | C | *3 |
| Primula veris | cowslip | * | *1 |
| Pseudorchis albida | small white orchid | * | *1 |
| Pyrola rotundifolia ssp. rotundifolia | round-leaved wintergreen | * | *1 |
| Ranunculus hederaceus | ivy-leaved water-crowfoot | C | *1 |
| Rorippa islandica | northern yellow-cress | * | *1 |
| Rubus chamaemorus | cloudberry | * | *1 |
| Rubus septentrionalis | bramble | * | *1 |
| Ruppia cirrhosa | spiral tasselweed | * | *1 |
| Sagina subulata | awl-leaved pearlwort | * | *1 |
| Salicornia europaea agg. | common glasswort | * | *1 |
| Salix aurita | Eared willow | * | *1 |
| Salix cinerea | grey willow | * | *1 |
| Salix myrsinites | myrtle-leaved willow | * | *1 |
| Salix phylicifolia | tea-leaved willow/ rice | * | *3 |
| Salix phylicifolia x repens = x schraderiana | hybrid willow | * | *1 |
| Samolus valerandi | brookweed | * | *1 |
| Saussurea alpina | alpine saw-wort | * | *1 |
| Saxifraga aizoides | yellow saxifrage | * | *1 |
| Saxifrage oppositifolia | purple saxifrage | * | *1 |
| Saxifrage stellaris | starry saxifrage | ||
| Scandix pecten-veneris | shepherd's needle | P | *1 |
| Schoenoplectus lacustris | bullrush | * | *1 |
| Schoenoplectus tabernaemontani | glaucos bullrush | * | *1 |
| Schoenus nigricans | black bog-rush | * | *1 |
| Scutellaria galericulata | skull-cap | * | *1 |
| Senecio sylvaticus | wood groundsel | * | *1 |
| Silene acaulis | moss campion | * | *1 |
| Sorbus aucuparia | rowan | * | *1 |
| Stellaria holostea | greater stitchwort | * | *1 |
| Taraxacum europhyllum | dandelion | * | *1 |
| Taraxacum fulvicarpum | dandelion | * | *1 |
| Taraxacum landmarkii | dandelion | * | *1 |
| Taraxacum orcadense | dandelion | * | *1 |
| Taraxacum rubellum | dandelion | * | *1 |
| Taraxacum subnaevosum | dandelion | * | *1 |
| Taraxacum tanylepis | dandelion | * | *1 |
| Thalictrum alpinum | alpine meadow-rue | * | *1 |
| Trientalis europaea | chickweed wintergreen | * | *1 |
| Vaccinium uliginosum | bog blaeberry | * | *1 |
| Viola tricolor ssp curtisii | heart's-ease pansy | * | *1 |
| Zostera angustifolia | narrow-leaved eelgrass | * | *1 |
| Zostera marina | eelgrass/ common grass-wrack | C | *1 |
Invasive Aliens
- hedgehog
- New Zealand flatworm
- vine weevil
- Campylopus introflexus a moss
Key to Table 2
- UKL: UK priority list
- P - Priority species
- C - Species of Conservation concern
- L Cri: Local Criteria:
- Species that are not on any UK list but are identified as being of local importance as identified by the following local criteria:
- *1 - suggested by local expert
- *2 - suggested by local community
- *3 - suggested by both
IMAGE: The page shows the “Habitat Action Plans” table, classifying broad habitats into UK Priority Habitats, Local Priority Habitats and Other occuring habitats. It includes entries from BroadLeaved Mixed and Yew Woodland through Supralittoral Sediment; the table text is transcribed above.