Section 41 of the Natural Environment and Rural ...

1 Natural Environment and Rural Communities (NERC) Act 2006. Section 41: Species of Principal Importance in England Taxon name Common name Species grouping Taxon group Bufo bufo Common Toad Vertebrates Amphibian Epidalea calamita Natterjack Toad Vertebrates Amphibian Pelophylax lessonae Pool Frog Vertebrates Amphibian Triturus cristatus Great Crested Newt Vertebrates Amphibian Acrocephalus paludicola Aquatic Warbler Vertebrates Bird Acrocephalus palustris Marsh Warbler Vertebrates Bird Alauda arvensis subsp. arvensis Sky Lark Vertebrates Bird Anser albifrons subsp.

2 Albifrons European Greater White-fronted Goose Vertebrates Bird Anthus trivialis Tree Pipit Vertebrates Bird Aythya marila Greater Scaup Vertebrates Bird Botaurus stellaris Bittern Vertebrates Bird Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla Dark-bellied Brent Goose Vertebrates Bird Burhinus oedicnemus Stone-curlew Vertebrates Bird Caprimulgus europaeus Nightjar Vertebrates Bird Carduelis cabaret Lesser Redpoll Vertebrates Bird Carduelis cannabina subsp. autochthona/cannabina Linnet Vertebrates Bird Carduelis flavirostris subsp. bensonorum/pipilans Twite Vertebrates Bird Circus cyaneus Hen Harrier Vertebrates Bird Coccothraustes coccothraustes Hawfinch Vertebrates Bird Crex crex Corn Crake Vertebrates Bird Cuculus canorus Common Cuckoo Vertebrates Bird Cygnus columbianus subsp.

3 Bewickii Bewick's Swan (Tundra Swan) Vertebrates Bird Dendrocopos minor subsp. comminutus Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Vertebrates Bird Emberiza cirlus Cirl Bunting Vertebrates Bird Emberiza citrinella Yellowhammer Vertebrates Bird 1. Taxon name Common name Species grouping Taxon group Emberiza schoeniclus Reed Bunting Vertebrates Bird Lagopus lagopus subsp. Scotica Red Grouse Vertebrates Bird Larus argentatus subsp. argenteus Herring Gull Vertebrates Bird Limosa limosa subsp. limosa Black-tailed Godwit Vertebrates Bird Locustella luscinioides Savi`s Warbler Vertebrates Bird Locustella naevia grasshopper Warbler Vertebrates Bird Lullula arborea Wood Lark Vertebrates Bird Melanitta nigra Common Scoter Vertebrates Bird Emberiza calandra subsp.

4 Calandra Corn Bunting Vertebrates Bird Motacilla flava subsp. flavissima Yellow Wagtail Vertebrates Bird Muscicapa striata Spotted Flycatcher Vertebrates Bird Numenius arquata Curlew Vertebrates Bird Poecile montanus subsp. kleinschimdti Willow Tit Vertebrates Bird Poecile palustris subsp. palustris/dresseri Marsh Tit Vertebrates Bird Passer domesticus House Sparrow Vertebrates Bird Passer montanus Tree Sparrow Vertebrates Bird Perdix perdix Grey Partridge Vertebrates Bird Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wood Warbler Vertebrates Bird Prunella modularis subsp.

5 Occidentalis Dunnock (Hedge Accentor) Vertebrates Bird Puffinus mauretanicus Balearic Shearwater Vertebrates Bird Pyrrhula pyrrhula subsp. pileata Bullfinch Vertebrates Bird Sterna dougallii Roseate Tern Vertebrates Bird Streptopelia turtur Turtle Dove Vertebrates Bird Sturnus vulgaris subsp. vulgaris Starling Vertebrates Bird Tetrao tetrix subsp. britannicus Black Grouse Vertebrates Bird Turdus philomelos subsp. clarkei Song Thrush Vertebrates Bird Turdus torquatus Ring Ouzel Vertebrates Bird Vanellus vanellus Lapwing Vertebrates Bird Balaenoptera acutorostrata Minke Whale Vertebrates Cetacean Balaenoptera borealis Sei Whale Vertebrates Cetacean 2.

6 Taxon name Common name Species grouping Taxon group Balaenoptera physalus Fin Whale Vertebrates Cetacean Delphinus delphis Common Dolphin Vertebrates Cetacean Eubalaena glacialis Northern Right Whale Vertebrates Cetacean Globicephala melas Long-finned Pilot Whale Vertebrates Cetacean Grampus griseus Risso's Dolphin Vertebrates Cetacean Lagenorhynchus acutus Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Vertebrates Cetacean Lagenorhynchus albirostris White-beaked Dolphin Vertebrates Cetacean Mesoplodon bidens Sowerby`s Beaked Whale Vertebrates Cetacean Mesoplodon mirus True`s Beaked Whale Vertebrates Cetacean Orcinus orca Killer Whale Vertebrates Cetacean Phocoena phocoena Harbour Porpoise Vertebrates Cetacean Physeter catodon Sperm Whale Vertebrates Cetacean Tursiops truncatus Bottlenosed Dolphin Vertebrates Cetacean Ziphius cavirostris Cuvier's Beaked Whale Vertebrates Cetacean Acipenser sturio Common Sturgeon Vertebrates Fish - bony Alosa alosa Allis Shad Vertebrates Fish - bony Alosa fallax Twaite Shad Vertebrates Fish - bony Ammodytes marinus Lesser Sandeel

7 Vertebrates Fish - bony Anguilla anguilla European Eel Vertebrates Fish - bony Aphanopus carbo Black Scabbardfish Vertebrates Fish - bony Clupea harengus Herring Vertebrates Fish - bony Cobitis taenia Spined Loach Vertebrates Fish - bony Coregonus albula Vendace Vertebrates Fish - bony Coregonus lavaretus Whitefish (Powan, Gwyniad or Schelly) Vertebrates Fish - bony Coryphaenoides rupestris Roundnose Grenadier Vertebrates Fish - bony Gadus morhua Cod Vertebrates Fish - bony Hippocampus guttulatus Long-snouted Seahorse Vertebrates Fish - bony Hippocampus hippocampus Short-snouted Seahorse Vertebrates Fish - bony Hippoglossus hippoglossus Atlantic Halibut Vertebrates Fish - bony Hoplostethus atlanticus Orange Roughy Vertebrates Fish - bony 3.

8 Taxon name Common name Species grouping Taxon group Lophius piscatorius Sea Monkfish Vertebrates Fish - bony Lota lota Burbot Vertebrates Fish - bony Merlangius merlangus Whiting Vertebrates Fish - bony Merluccius merluccius European Hake Vertebrates Fish - bony Micromesistius poutassou Blue Whiting Vertebrates Fish - bony Molva dypterygia Blue Ling Vertebrates Fish - bony Molva molva Ling Vertebrates Fish - bony Osmerus eperlanus Smelt (Sparling) Vertebrates Fish - bony Pleuronectes platessa Plaice Vertebrates Fish - bony Reinhardtius hippoglossoides Greenland Halibut Vertebrates Fish - bony Salmo salar Atlantic Salmon Vertebrates Fish - bony Salmo trutta Brown/Sea Trout Vertebrates Fish - bony Salvelinus alpinus Arctic Charr Vertebrates Fish - bony Scomber scombrus Mackerel Vertebrates Fish - bony Solea solea Common Sole Vertebrates Fish - bony Thunnus thynnus Blue-fin Tuna Vertebrates Fish - bony Trachurus trachurus Horse Mackerel Vertebrates Fish - bony Lampetra

9 Fluviatilis River Lamprey Vertebrates Fish - jawless Petromyzon marinus Sea Lamprey Vertebrates Fish - jawless Arvicola terrestris Water Vole Vertebrates Mammal Barbastella barbastellus Barbastelle Bat Vertebrates Mammal Erinaceus europaeus Hedgehog Vertebrates Mammal Lepus europaeus Brown Hare Vertebrates Mammal Lepus timidus Mountain Hare Vertebrates Mammal Lutra lutra Otter Vertebrates Mammal Martes martes Pine Marten Vertebrates Mammal Micromys minutus Harvest Mouse Vertebrates Mammal Muscardinus avellanarius Dormouse Vertebrates Mammal Mustela putorius Polecat Vertebrates Mammal Myotis bechsteinii Bechstein`s Bat Vertebrates Mammal 4.

10 Taxon name Common name Species grouping Taxon group Nyctalus noctula Noctule Vertebrates Mammal Phoca vitulina Common Seal (Eastern Atlantic Vertebrates Mammal Harbour Seal). Pipistrellus pygmaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Vertebrates Mammal Plecotus auritus Brown Long-eared bat Vertebrates Mammal Rhinolophus ferrumequinum Greater Horseshoe Bat Vertebrates Mammal Rhinolophus hipposideros Lesser Horseshoe Bat Vertebrates Mammal Sciurus vulgaris Red Squirrel Vertebrates Mammal Anguis fragilis Slow-worm Vertebrates Reptile Coronella austriaca Smooth Snake Vertebrates Reptile Lacerta agilis Sand Lizard Vertebrates Reptile Zootoca vivipara Common Lizard Vertebrates Reptile Natrix natrix Grass Snake Vertebrates