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Conserving and enhancing our wealth of wildlife

We are at an early stage in the development of species action, although it is ultimately intended to match/link with activity needed for the various regional habitats. To do this will involve some prioritisation decisions.

BAP species reviewed
A review of the UK BAP priority species in the East of England was commissioned in 2009. This task was completed in early 2010 and the full report can be found in this site's Archive (click here to view or download a PDF).

The local BAP partnerships and the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) supplied the core data for this commission. To summarise the highlights, the report confined itself to the 529 species recorded in the East of England's six counties.

Priority species determined
The species categories present in the East of England were determined as follows, to see the first 25 species in each list, click the headings, once you have done so, to see the full list, click more:

52 birds

Birds
Acrocephalus paludicola	Arctic Warbler
Acrocephalus palustris	Marsh Warbler
Alauda arvensis subsp.arvensis/ scotica	Skylark
Anser albifrons subsp. Albifrons	White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons subsp.flavirostris	Greenland Greater White-fronted Goose
Anthus trivialis	Tree Pipit
Aythya marila	Greater Scaup
Botaurus stellaris	Great Bittern
Branta bernicla subsp. bernicla	Dark-bellied Brent Goose
Burhinus oedicnemus	Stone-curlew
Caprimulgus europaeus	European Nightjar
Carduelis cabaret	Lesser Redpoll
Carduelis cannabina subsp.autochthona/ cannabina	Common Linnet
Carduelis flavirostris subsp.bensonorum/ pipilans	Twite
Coccothraustes coccothraustes	Hawfinch
Crex crex	Corncrake
Cuculus canorus	Common Cuckoo
Cygnus columbianus subsp.bewickii	Bewick's Swan
Dendrocopos minor subsp.comminutus	Lesser Spotted Woodpecker
Emberiza calandra subsp.calandra/ clanceyi	Corn Bunting
Emberiza cirlus	Cirl Bunting
Emberiza citrinella	Yellowhammer
Emberiza schoeniclus	Reed Bunting
Gavia arctica	Black-throated Diver
Jynx torquilla Eurasian	Wryneck
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8 herptiles

Herptiles
Anguis fragilis	Slow-worm
Bufo bufo	Common Toad
Epidalea calamita	Natterjack Toad
Natrix natrix	Grass Snake
Pelophylax lessonae	Pool frog
Triturus cristatus	Great-crested Newt
Vipera berus	Adder
Zootoca vivipara	Common Lizard

11 fishes

Fish (excluding purely marine species)
Acipenser sturio	Common Sturgeon
Alosa alosa	Allis Shad
Alosa fallax	Twaite Shad
Anguilla anguilla	European Eel
Cobitis taenia	Spined Loach
Lampetra fluviatilis	Lampern/River Lamprey
Lota lota	Burbot
Osmerus eperlanus	Smelt
Petromyzon marinus	Sea Lamprey
Salmo salar	Atlantic Salmon
Salmo trutta	Brown/Sea Trout

38 marine

Marine species
Ammodytes marinus	Lesser Sandeel
Balaenoptera acutorostrata	Minke Whale
Balaenoptera borealis	Sei Whale
Balaenoptera physalus	Fin Whale
Cetorhinus maximus	Basking Shark
Clupea harengus	Herring
Delphinus delphis	Common Dolphin
Dermochelys coriacea	Leatherback Turtle
Dipturus batis	Common Skate
Gadus morhua	Cod
Galeorhinus galeus	Tope
Globicephala melas	Long-finned Pilot Whale
Hippocampus guttulatus	Long-snouted Seahorse
Hippocampus hippocampus	Short-snouted Seahorse
Hyperoodon ampullatus	Northern Bottlenose Whale
Lagenorhynchus acutus	Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
Lagenorhynchus albirostris	White-beaked Dolphin
Lamna nasus	Porbeagle Shark
Lophius piscatorius	Sea Monkfish
Merlangius merlangus	Whiting
Mesoplodon bidens	Sowerby’s Beaked Whale
Micromesistius poutassou	Blue Whiting
Molva molva	Ling
Orcinus orca	Killer Whale
Ostrea edulis	Native Oyster
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240 terrestrial invertebrates

Terrestrial invertebrates
Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass
Adscita statices	Forester
Aeshna isosceles	Norfolk Aeshna, Norfolk Hawker
Agonopterix atomella	Greenweed Flat-body Moth
Agonopterix capreolella	Fuscous Flat-body Moth
Agonum scitulum
Agrochola helvola	Flounced Chestnut
Agrochola litura	Brown-spot Pinion
Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut
Agroeca cuprea	Golden Lantern-spider
Aleucis distinctata	Sloe Carpe
Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent
Amara fusca	Wormwood Moonshiner
Amphipoea oculea	Ear Moth
Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth
Anania funebris	White-spotted Sable Moth
Andrena ferox	Oak Mining Bee
Andrena tarsata
Anisus vorticulus	Little Worlpool Ram's-horn Snail
Anostirus castaneus	Chestnut Click Beetle
Apamea anceps	Large Nutmeg
Apamea remissa	Dusky Brocade
Aplasta ononaria	Rest Harrow
Aporophyla lutulenta	Deep-brown Dart
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15 terrestrial mammals

Terrestrial mammals
Arvicola terrestris	Water Vole
Barbastella barbastellus	Barbastelle Bat
Erinaceus europaeus	West European Hedgehog
Lepus europaeus	Brown Hare
Lutra lutra	European Otter
Martes martes	Pine Marten
Micromys minutus	Harvest Mouse
Muscardinus avellanarius	Hazel Dormouse
Mustela putorius	Polecat
Myotis bechsteinii	Bechstein's Bat
Nyctalus noctula	Noctule Bat
Pipistrellus pygmaeus	Soprano Pipistrelle
Plecotus auritus	Brown Long-eared Bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros	Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Sciurus vulgaris	Eurasian Red Squirrel

42 fungi/lichens

Fungi/lichens
Anaptychia ciliaris subsp.ciliaris
Bacidia incompta
Battarrea phalloides	Sandy Stiltball
Bovista paludosa	Fen Puffball
Buellia asterella	Starry Breck Lichen
Caloplaca atroflava
Caloplaca flavorubescens
Caloplaca luteoalba	Orange-fruited Elm-lichen
Caloplaca virescens
Cantharellus friesii	Orange Chanterelle
Cliostomum corrugatum
Enterographa sorediata
Entoloma bloxamii	Big Blue Pinkgill
Fulgensia fulgens
Geastrum berkeleyi	Berkeley's Earthstar
Geastrum corollinum	Weathered Earthstar
Geastrum elegans	Elegant Earthstar
Geastrum minimum	Tiny Earthstar
Hericium coralloides	Coral Tooth
Hericium erinaceus	Bearded Tooth-fungus, Lion's Mane, Hedgehog
Hydnellum concrescens	Zoned Tooth
Hydnellum scrobiculatum	Ridged Tooth
Hydnellum spongiosipes	Velvet Tooth
Leptogium brebissonii
Microglossum olivaceum	Earth-tongue
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25 non-vascular plants

Non-vascular plants
Bryum knowltonii	Knowlton's Thread-moss
Ceratodon conicus	Scarce Redshank
Chara baltica	Baltic Stonewort
Chara canescens	Bearded Stonewort
Chara connivens	Convergent Stonewort
Chara intermedia	Intermediate Stonewort
Fossombronia foveolata	Pitted Frillwort
Leiocolea rutheana	Fen Notchwort (Norfolk Flapwort)
Leptodontium gemmascens	Thatch Moss
Lophozia capitata	Large-celled Flapwort
Nitella gracilis	Slender Stonewort
Nitella tenuissima	Dwarf Stonewort
Nitellopsis obtusa	Starry Stonewort
Orthotrichum obtusifolium	Blunt-leaved Brittle-moss
Orthotrichum pallens
Pallavicinia lyellii	Veilwort
Petalophyllum ralfsii	Petalwort
Physcomitrium eurystomum	Norfolk Bladder-moss
Sphaerocarpos texanus	Texas Balloonwort
Tolypella intricata	Tassel Stonewort
Tolypella prolifera	Great Tassel Stonewort
Tortula vahliana	Chalk Screw-moss
Weissia squarrosa	Spreading-leaved Beardless-moss
Weissia sterilis	Sterile Beardless-moss
Zygodon forsteri	Knothole Moss

98 vascular plants

Vascular plants
Aceras anthropophorum	Man Orchid
Adonis annua	Pheasant's-eye
Ajuga chamaepitys	Ground-pine
Alisma gramineum	Ribbon-leaved Water-plantain
Arabis glabra	Tower Mustard
Arnoseris minima	Lamb's Succory
Artemisia campestris	Field Wormwort
Astragalus alpinus	Alpine Milk-vetch
Astragalus danicus	Purple Milk-vetch
Atriplex pedunculata	Pedunculate Sea-purslane
Blysmus compressus	Flat-sedge
Bromus interruptus	Interrupted Brome
Bupleurum rotundifolium	Throw-wax
Bupleurum tenuissimum	Slender Hare's-ear
Calamagrostis stricta	Narrow Small-reed
Campanula patula	Spreading Bellflower
Campanula rapunculus	Rampion Bellflower
Carex divisa	Divided Sedge
Carex ericetorum	Rare Spring-sedge
Carex vulpina	True Fox-sedge
Carum carvi	Caraway
Centaurea calcitrapa	Red Star-thistle
Centaurea cyanus	Cornflower
Cephalanthera damasonium	White Helleborine
Chamaemelum nobile	Chamomile
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Of this 529 species it was noted that 142 of them were common to all six counties.

The study was rigorous, as the dataset assembled for this task distinguished between those present in 1990 up to the present day and those noted in a 2000-2009 survey. It was postulated that those species no longer appearing in the second more recent list were deemed as possibly no longer existing in the county/counties concerned.

To download the Priority Species PDF, click here