This is very much an initial list
which will need to be added to and refined at a local level.
Priority
UK BAP species
Pseudocyphellaria norvegica a lichen
Collema dichotum river jelly lichen
Juniperus communis Juniper
Linnaea borealis twinflower
Melampyrum sylvaticum small cow-wheat
Salix lanata wooly willow
Saxifraga hirculus marsh saxifrage
Sprianthes romanzoffiana Irish lady’s tresses
Woodsia livensis oblong woodsia
Bombus distinguendus great yellow bumble bee
Formica spp wood ants
Aricia artaxerxes northern brown argus
Boloria euphrosyne pearl bordered fritillary
Carterocephalus palaemon chequered skipper
Eurodryas aurinia marsh fritillary
Epione
paralellaria dark bordered beauty
Hemaris tityus narrow-bordered bee hawk moth
Noctua orbona lunar yellow underwing moth
Semiothisa carbonaria netted mountain moth
Coenagrion hastulatum northern damselfly
Margaritifera margaritifera fresh water pearl mussel
Arvicola terrestris water vole
Lutra lutra otter
Pipistrellus pipistrellus pipistrelle bat
All
marine mammals
Melanitta nigra common scoter
Tetrao tetrix black grouse
Tetrao urogallus capercaillie
Perdix perdix grey partridge
Crex crex corncrake
All
priority farmland birds
Commercial marine fish
Deep
water fish
Cetaceans
Other
species
Cupido minimus small blue butterfly
Erynnis tages dingy skipper
Boloria selene Small pearl bordered fritillary
Kentish glory moth Endromis versicolora
Welsh
clearwing moth Syanthedon scoliaeformis
Micromoth Leucoptera orobi
Goat
moth Cossus cossus
All
bat species
Wild
cat
Mountain hare
Grey
seal and common seal
Wild
salmon (“keystone” species)
Sea
trout (ditto)
Lamphreys (three species).
Kelp
(keystone species)
Sawbill ducks
Black
throated diver Gavia artica
Red
throated diver Gavia stellata
Scottish primrose Primula scotica
Dwarf
birch Betula nana |