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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

230 species

Duke of Burgundy Fritillary

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 3,575

Stag Beetle

Group: Beetles
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 3,561

Eurasian Wryneck

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 3,488

Common Quail

Group: Birds
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 3,344

Large Heath

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 3,140

Temminck's Stint

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 3,040

White Letter Hairstreak

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 2,866

Western Rustwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 2,470

Brown Hairstreak

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 2,458

Eurasian Hoopoe

Group: Birds
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 2,017

Red-necked Phalarope

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 1,950

Chequered Skipper

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 1,929

Bluethroat

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 1,806

Common Rosefinch

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 1,758

Hazel dormouse

Group: Mammals
Peak month: October
Records since 2000: 1,733

Petalwort

Group: Liverworts
Peak month: March
Records since 2000: 1,727

Short-beaked common dolphin

Group: Mammals
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 1,652

Common bottlenose dolphin

Group: Mammals
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 1,558

Minke whale

Group: Mammals
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 1,556

Old World Swallowtail

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 1,486

Pallid Harrier

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 1,426

Purple Heron

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 1,397

Spotted Crake

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 1,397

Western Barbastelle

Group: Mammals
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 1,201

Purple Emperor

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 1,158

Little Ringed Plover

Group: Birds
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 1,112

Eurasian Golden Oriole

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 973

Black-winged Stilt

Group: Birds
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 956

Green Shield-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: February
Records since 2000: 897

Varnished Hook-moss

Group: Mosses
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 873

Yellow-billed Loon

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 826

Common Whiskered Bat

Group: Mammals
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 798

Glanville Fritillary

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 788

White-beaked dolphin

Group: Mammals
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 769

Mountain Ringlet

Group: Butterflies and moths
Peak month: July
Records since 2000: 752

European Serin

Group: Birds
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 688

Scottish Crossbill

Group: Birds
Peak month: February
Records since 2000: 664

Nathusius's Bat

Group: Mammals
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 662

Orca

Group: Mammals
Peak month: May
Records since 2000: 647

European Honey-buzzard

Group: Birds
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 620

Twaite Shad

Group: Fish
Peak month: February
Records since 2000: 599

Risso's dolphin

Group: Mammals
Peak month: August
Records since 2000: 581

Parrot Crossbill

Group: Birds
Peak month: December
Records since 2000: 525

Marsh Warbler/Eurasian Reed Warbler

Group: Birds
Peak month: June
Records since 2000: 524

River Jelly Lichen

Group: Lichens
Peak month: September
Records since 2000: 524

Pacific Loon

Group: Birds
Peak month: January
Records since 2000: 467

Golden Eagle

Group: Birds
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 463

Sand lizard

Group: Reptiles
Peak month: April
Records since 2000: 450