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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

230 species

Long-tailed Duck

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 20,221

Lesser Horseshoe Bat

Group: Mammals
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 19,920

Greater Scaup

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 19,363

Purple Sandpiper

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 18,878

Bluebell

Group: Flowering plants
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 17,510

Red-billed Chough

Group: Birds
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 16,591

Slow worm

Group: Reptiles
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 15,975

Black Redstart

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 15,620

Wood Lark

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 15,459

Marsh Fritillary

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 14,938

Hen Harrier

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 14,659

Smooth Newt

Group: Amphibians
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 14,467

Snow Bunting

Group: Birds
Peak month: November
Records since 2000: 14,211

Wood Sandpiper

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 13,506

Natterer's Bat

Group: Mammals
Peak month: February
Records since 2000: 13,257

Horned Grebe

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 13,082

Common long-eared bat

Group: Mammals
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 12,493

Noctule Bat

Group: Mammals
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 12,276

Wood White

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 11,917

White-winged Scoter

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 11,818

Eared Grebe

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 11,738

White-tailed Eagle

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 11,717

Basking Shark

Group: Fish
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 10,066

Black Tern

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 10,051

Mountain Argus

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 9,928

Tundra Swan

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 9,716

Arctic/Pacific Loon

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 9,541

Southern Damselfly

Group: Dragonflies and damselflies
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 9,257

Grass Snake

Group: Reptiles
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 8,979

Common adder

Group: Reptiles
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 7,996

Common Branded Skipper

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 7,841

High Brown Fritillary

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 7,234

Harbor porpoise

Group: Mammals
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 6,518

Greater horseshoe bat

Group: Mammals
Peak month: February
Records since 2000: 6,208

Palmate Newt

Group: Amphibians
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 6,154

Cirl Bunting

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 5,559

Eurasian Thick-knee

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 4,970

Lesser noctule

Group: Mammals
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 4,848

European pine marten

Group: Mammals
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 4,684

Freshwater White-clawed Crayfish

Group: Crustaceans
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 4,536

Lungwort [lichen]

Group: Lichens
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 4,515

Red-backed Shrike

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 4,335

Pink Sea Fan

Group: Jellyfish, corals and anemones
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 4,164

Roseate Tern

Group: Birds
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 4,046

Lapland Longspur

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 4,008

Horned Lark

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 3,926

Lulworth Skipper

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 3,689

Crested Tit

Group: Birds
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 3,640