Protected species
The table below lists a summary of the species covered by current legislation. Follow the links to see further details about each.
| Common name (species name) | Development location | Protected from |
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| Adder (Vipera berus) | Open woodland, hedgerows, sand dunes, moorland, riverbanks, bogs, heathland |
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| Badger (Meles meles) | Deciduous woodland, copses, hedgerows |
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| Barn Owl (Tyto alba) | Farm buildings, churches, sheds, trees |
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| Bats (All 16 UK Species) | Mature trees, old buildings barns, churches |
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| Birds (All species) | Trees, hedgerows, grassland, buildings, lake peripheries |
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| Common Lizard (Lacerta vivipara) | Woodland, marshes, heathland, sand dunes, hedgerows, rubbish dumps |
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| Dormice (Muscardinus avellanarius) | Deciduous woodland, coppiced woodland, hedgerows, scrub |
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| Grass Snake (Natrix natrix) | Damp habitats, river banks, ponds, ditches, hedgerows woodland margins, farmland and meadows. |
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| Great Crested Newt (Triturus cristatus) | Weedy ponds, small lakes, dew-ponds, any water body within 500m development boundary site with the exception of rivers and streams with a noticeable flow. |
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| Heath Fritillary Butterfly (Melitaea athalia) | Coppiced Woodland |
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| Otter (Lutra lutra) | Watercourses with fresh with plenty of vegetation cover |
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| Slow Worm (Anguis fragilis) | Grassy meadows, gardens, farmland, woodland margins, open fields |
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| Smooth Snake (Coronella austriaca) | Embankments, heathland, hedgerows, open woodland |
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| Stag Beetle (Lucanus cervus) | Woodland, parks, gardens, hedgerows, tree stumps, logs |
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| Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris) | Banks of ditches, dykes, slow-moving rivers, streams, grassland. Will only frequent grassland in close proximity to aforementioned waterways. |
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| White -Clawed Crayfish (Austropotamobius pallipes) | Streams, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, water filled quarries |
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| Wild Plants (All species) | Ubiquitous |
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