List of endangered species in the British Isles
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This is a list of endangered and threatened animal and plant species in the British Isles. They are endangered or have reducing populations within the British Isles
and may become extinct
in the future. Some suffer because of loss of habitat
, but many are in decline following the introduction of foreign species, which out-compete the native species or carry disease. For example the native Red Squirrel population suffered dramatically with the introduction of the American Grey Squirrel, which carries the squirrel pox virus, while Brown Trout cannot compete with the larger and more aggressive Rainbow Trout.
See also the list of extinct animals of Britain.
This list includes the 116 species identified as requiring action plans
in the Biodiversity Steering Group's report of December 1995.
Freshwater snails:
Land snails:
Bivalves
Marine:
British Isles
The British Isles are a group of islands off the northwest coast of continental Europe that include the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and over six thousand smaller isles. There are two sovereign states located on the islands: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and...
and may become extinct
Extinction
In biology and ecology, extinction is the end of an organism or of a group of organisms , normally a species. The moment of extinction is generally considered to be the death of the last individual of the species, although the capacity to breed and recover may have been lost before this point...
in the future. Some suffer because of loss of habitat
Habitat (ecology)
A habitat is an ecological or environmental area that is inhabited by a particular species of animal, plant or other type of organism...
, but many are in decline following the introduction of foreign species, which out-compete the native species or carry disease. For example the native Red Squirrel population suffered dramatically with the introduction of the American Grey Squirrel, which carries the squirrel pox virus, while Brown Trout cannot compete with the larger and more aggressive Rainbow Trout.
See also the list of extinct animals of Britain.
This list includes the 116 species identified as requiring action plans
United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan
The United Kingdom Biodiversity Action Plan is the governmental response to the Convention on Biological Diversity signed in 1992. When the Biodiversity Action Plans were first published in 1994, the conservation of 391 species and 45 habitats was covered. 1,150 species and 65 habitats are...
in the Biodiversity Steering Group's report of December 1995.
Mammals
- Bottlenose dolphinBottlenose DolphinBottlenose dolphins, the genus Tursiops, are the most common and well-known members of the family Delphinidae, the family of oceanic dolphins. Recent molecular studies show the genus contains two species, the common bottlenose dolphin and the Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin , instead of one...
Tursiops truncatus, warm and temperate seas worldwide - European HareEuropean HareThe European hare , also known as the brown hare, Eastern Jackrabbit and Eastern prairie hare, is a species of hare native to northern, central, and western Europe and western Asia. It is a mammal adapted to temperate open country. It is related to the similarly appearing rabbit, which is in the...
Lepus europaeus, northern, central, and western Europe and western Asia - Hazel DormouseHazel DormouseThe Hazel Dormouse or Common Dormouse is a small mammal and the only living species in the genus Muscardinus....
Muscardinus avellanarius, northern Europe and Asia Minor - European OtterEuropean OtterThe European Otter , also known as the Eurasian otter, Eurasian river otter, common otter and Old World otter, is a European and Asian member of the Lutrinae or otter subfamily, and is typical of freshwater otters....
Lutra lutra, Asia, Africa and Europe - Greater Horseshoe BatGreater Horseshoe BatThe Greater Horseshoe Bat is a European bat of the Rhinolophus genus. Its distribution covers Europe, Africa, South Asia and Australia. It is the largest of the European Horseshoe Bats and is thus easily distinguished from other species...
Rhinolophus ferrumequinium, Europe, Africa, South Asia and Australia - Harbour PorpoiseHarbour PorpoiseThe harbour porpoise is one of six species of porpoise. It is one of the smallest marine mammals. As its name implies, it stays close to coastal areas or river estuaries, and as such, is the most familiar porpoise to whale watchers. This porpoise often ventures up rivers, and has been seen...
Phocoena phocoena, coastal waters in the Northern Hemisphere - Red SquirrelRed SquirrelThe red squirrel or Eurasian red squirrel is a species of tree squirrel in the genus Sciurus common throughout Eurasia...
Sciurus vulgaris, Eurasia - Water Vole Arvicola terrestris, Great Britain, northern and central Europe and in parts of Russia
Birds
Birds currently on the Red List include the following:- Aquatic WarblerAquatic WarblerThe Aquatic Warbler, Acrocephalus paludicola, is an Old World warbler in the genus Acrocephalus. It breeds in temperate eastern Europe and western Asia, with an estimated population of 15,000 pairs. It is migratory, wintering in west Africa...
Acrocephalus paludicola (passage migrant through UK) - CapercaillieCapercaillieThe Western Capercaillie , also known as the Wood Grouse, Heather Cock or Capercaillie , is the largest member of the grouse family, reaching over 100 cm in length and 6.7 kg in weight. The largest one ever recorded in captivity had a weight of 7.2 kg....
Tatrao urogallus - Corn CrakeCorn CrakeThe Corn Crake, Corncrake or Landrail is a bird in the rail family. It breeds in Europe and Asia as far east as western China, and migrates to Africa for the winter...
Crex crex - globally threatened - Eurasian WryneckEurasian WryneckThe Eurasian Wryneck, Jynx torquilla, is a species of wryneck in the family of woodpeckers.This species breeds in temperate regions of Europe and Asia. It is migratory, wintering in tropical Africa and southern Asia. It is a bird of open woodland and orchards...
Jynx torquilla - Great BitternGreat BitternThe Eurasian Bittern or Great Bittern is a wading bird of the heron family Ardeidae. It is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds applies.-Etymology:...
Botarus stellaris - Grey PartridgeGrey PartridgeThe Grey Partridge, Perdix perdix, also known as the English Partridge, Hungarian Partridge, or Hun, is a gamebird in the pheasant family Phasianidae of the order Galliformes, gallinaceous birds...
Perdix perdix - Red-backed ShrikeRed-backed ShrikeThe Red-backed Shrike is a carnivorous passerine bird and member of the shrike family Laniidae.English common names include 'Wariangle' and 'worrier'.-Description:...
Lanius collurio - SkylarkSkylarkThe Skylark is a small passerine bird species. This lark breeds across most of Europe and Asia and in the mountains of north Africa. It is mainly resident in the west of its range, but eastern populations are more migratory, moving further south in winter. Even in the milder west of its range,...
Alauda arvensis - Song ThrushSong ThrushThe Song Thrush is a thrush that breeds across much of Eurasia. It is also known in English dialects as throstle or mavis. It has brown upperparts and black-spotted cream or buff underparts and has three recognised subspecies...
Turdus philomelos
Reptiles
- Slow-worm Anguis fragilis, Eurasia
- Sand lizardSand LizardThe sand lizard is a lacertid lizard distributed across most of Europe and eastwards to Mongolia. It does not occur in the Iberian peninsula or European Turkey. Its distribution is often patchy....
Lacerta agilis, most of Europe and eastwards to Mongolia - Common or Viviparous lizardViviparous lizardThe viviparous lizard or common lizard is a Eurasian lizard. It lives farther north than any other reptile species, and most populations are viviparous , rather than laying eggs as most other lizards do.-Identification:The length of the body is less than...
Zootoca vivipara, Europe and Asia - Northern or European adder Vipera berus, Western Europe and Asia
- Grass snakeGrass SnakeThe grass snake , sometimes called the ringed snake or water snake is a European non-venomous snake. It is often found near water and feeds almost exclusively on amphibians.-Etymology:...
Natrix natrix, England, Wales and mainland Europe - Smooth snake Coronella austriaca, northern and central Europe, Middle East
Amphibians
- Great crested newtGreat Crested NewtThe Great Crested Newt, also called Northern Crested Newt or Warty Newt is a newt in the family Salamandridae, found across Europe and parts of Asia.-Distribution:...
Triturus cristatus, Europe and parts of Asia - Natterjack toadNatterjack ToadThe Natterjack Toad is a toad native to sandy and heathland areas of Europe. Adults are 60–70 mm in length and are distinguished from Common Toads by a yellow line down the middle of the back...
Bufo calamita, Northern Europe
Fish
- Allis shadAllis shadThe allis shad is a species of fish in the Clupeidae family.-Location:It is found in Algeria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom.-Biology and...
Alosa alosa - PollanCoregonus pollanThe pollan or Irish pollan is a freshwater whitefish that is known only from five Irish lakes, Lough Neagh, Lower Lough Erne, Lough Ree, Lough Derg and Lough Allen....
Coregonus autumnalis pollan - Twaite shad Alosa fallax
- VendaceCoregonus vandesiusCoregonus vandesius, the vendace, is a freshwater whitefish found in the United Kingdom. Population surveys of this species since the 1960s have revealed a steady decline.-Taxonomy:...
Coregonus vandesius - GwyniadGwyniadThe gwyniad is a freshwater whitefish native to Bala Lake in northern Wales.The population is threatened by deteriorating water quality and by the ruffe, a fish introduced to the lake in the 1980s and now eating the eggs and fry of gwyniad...
Coregonus pennantii
Ants
- Black-backed meadow ant Formica pratensis (possibly extinct)
- Black bog ant Formica candida
- Narrow-headed ant Formica exsecta
Beetles
- Beaulieu dung beetle Aphodius niger (a dung beetleDung beetleDung beetles are beetles that feed partly or exclusively on feces. All of these species belong to the superfamily Scarabaeoidea; most of them to the subfamilies Scarabaeinae and Aphodiinae of the family Scarabaeidae. This beetle can also be referred to as the scarab beetle. As most species of...
) - Blue ground beetle Carabus intricatus
- Bembidion argenteolum (a ground beetleGround beetleGround beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, approximately 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.-Description and ecology:...
) - Crucifix ground beetlePanagaeus cruxmajorThe crucifix ground beetle, Panagaeus cruxmajor, is a rare European ground beetle. In England it occurs in a few places only. Panagaeus bipustulatus is a commoner relative, looking very much alike except for being smaller. The crucifix ground beetle is sometimes included in P...
Panagaeus crux-major (a ground beetleGround beetleGround beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, approximately 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.-Description and ecology:...
) - Hazel pot beetle Cryptocephalus coryli (a leaf beetleLeaf beetleBeetles in the family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles. This is a family of over 35,000 species in more than 2,500 genera, one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families....
) - Lizard weevil Cathormiocerus britannicus (probably endemic)
- Orbera oculata (a longhorn beetleLonghorn beetleThe longhorn beetles are a cosmopolitan family of beetles, typically characterized by extremely long antennae, which are often as long as or longer than the beetle's body...
) - Pashford pot beetlePashford pot beetleThe Pashford pot beetle, Cryptocephalus exiguus, is a small beetle endemic to the east of England.The smallest Cryptocephalus species found in Britain, it is primarily black, with yellow legs and yellow bases to the antennae...
Cryptocephalus exiguus (a leaf beetleLeaf beetleBeetles in the family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles. This is a family of over 35,000 species in more than 2,500 genera, one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families....
, probably endemic and extinct) - Stag beetleStag beetleStag beetles are a group of about 1,200 species of beetle in the family Lucanidae, presently classified in four subfamilies Some species grow up to over 12 cm , but most are about 5 cm .-Overview:...
Lucanus cervus - Stenus palposus (a rove beetleRove beetleThe rove beetles are a large family of beetles, primarily distinguished by their short elytra that leave more than half of their abdomens exposed. With over 46,000 species in thousands of genera, the group is the second largest family of beetles after the Curculionidae...
) - Tachys edmonsi (a ground beetleGround beetleGround beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, approximately 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.-Description and ecology:...
, endemic) - Violet click beetleViolet click beetleThe violet click beetle is a black beetle, 12 mm long, with a faint blue/violet reflection. It gets its name from the family habit of springing upwards with an audible click if it falls on its back....
Limoniscus violaceus
Butterflies and moths
- Bright waveIdaea ochrataThe Bright Wave is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Europe.The species has a wingspan of 21–24 mm. The adults fly at night from late June to early August in one generation ....
Idaea ochrata - Brown hairstreakBrown HairstreakThe Brown Hairstreak is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae. The range includes most of the Palaearctic.-Subspecies:...
Thecla betulae - Chequered skipperChequered SkipperThe Chequered Skipper or Arctic Skipper , is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.-Description:This butterfly has a wingspan of 29 to 31 mm. The uppersides are a dark brown with a dusting of orange scales at the base of the wings and golden spots, giving it its English name of Chequered Skipper...
Carterosephalus palaemon - Dingy skipperDingy SkipperThe Dingy Skipper, Erynnis tages, is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. It ranges from Europe across Asia Minor and Central Asia to the Amur region.Erynnis tages favours open grassy habitats up to 2,000 metres above sea level...
Erynnis tages - Duke of Burgundy Hamearis lucina
- Flounced chestnut Agonum scitulum
- Glanville fritillaryGlanville FritillaryThe Glanville Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.The animal spends most of its life as a black, spiny caterpillar. The orange patterned butterfly lives only a few weeks....
Melitaea cinxia - GraylingGrayling (butterfly)The Grayling is a species in the brush-footed butterfly family Nymphalidae. It sometimes occurs in coastal areas of northeast Scotland such as the Fowlsheugh Nature Reserve. It can also be found near the coast around England, such as Fire Beacon Hill...
Hipparchia semele - Greenweed flat-body mothAgonopterix atomellaAgonopterix atomella is a moth of the Oecophoridae family. It is found in most of Europe.The wingspan is 16-22 mm. Adults are on wing from October to May....
Agonopterix atomella (a micro-moth) - Grey dagger Acronicta psi
- Grizzled skipperGrizzled SkipperThe Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family.-Appearance, behaviour and distribution:With its characteristic chequered black and white pattern this butterfly is quite distinctive although old, faded individuals can be mistaken for the Dingy Skipper or the Sideridis...
Pyrgus malvae - Heath fritillaryHeath FritillaryThe Heath Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is found throughout the Palaearctic from Western Europe to Japan, in heathland, grassland, and in coppiced woodland. Its association with coppiced woodland earned it the name "Woodman's Follower" in parts of the UK...
Mellicta athalia - High brown fritillaryHigh Brown FritillaryThe High Brown Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family, native from Europe across mainland Asia to Japan.The adults fly in July/August and lay eggs near to the larval food plants which are species of violets,...
Argynnis adippe - Knot grass Aconicta rumicis
- Large blueLarge blue butterflyThe Large Blue is a blue butterfly, that is resident in Europe and some parts of Asia. The butterfly was became extinct in the United Kingdom in 1979, but has since been reintroduced by conservationists...
Maculinea arion (endemic subspecies extinct, re-established from Swedish stock) [ Large copper Lycaena dispar — Although included in the 1995 Report, it does not appear in the latest list; endemic subspecies extinct, as are earlier re-establishments] - Large heathLarge HeathThe Large Heath or Common Ringlet is a butterfly in the family Nymphalidae. It flies in variety of grassy habitats, including roadsides, woodland edges and clearings, prairies, bogs, and arctic and alpine taiga and tundra. It is a poor flyer, but can sometimes be found along ditches seeking new...
Coenonympha tullia - Lulworth skipperLulworth SkipperThe Lulworth Skipper is a butterfly of the Hesperiidae family. Its name is derived from Lulworth Cove in the county of Dorset, England, where the first specimens in Great Britain were collected in 1832 by English naturalist James Charles Dale.The species occurs locally across Central Europe, Asia...
Thymelicus acteon - Marsh fritillaryMarsh FritillaryThe Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.It is widespread in the Palaearctic region from Ireland in the West to Yakutia in the East, and to North-west China and Mongolia in the South.E. aurinia is represented by many subspecies.The most widely accepted...
Eurodryas aurinia - Mountain ringletMountain RingletThe Small Mountain Ringlet is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. It is Great Briatin's only true alpine species of butterfly. It lives in mat grass near bogs and springs and is also associated with bilberry, tormentil and heath bedstraw....
Erebia epiphron - Netted carpet moth Eustroma reticulata
- Northern brown argusNorthern Brown ArgusThe Northern Brown Argus is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.-Appearance, behaviour and distribution:This species has confused British entomologists for years. Since its discovery in Britain it has been thought to be a form or a subspecies of the Brown Argus Aricia agestis and as well as a...
Aricia artaxerxes - Pearl-bordered fritillaryPearl-bordered FritillaryThe Pearl-bordered Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.It is orange with black spots on the upperside of its wing and has a wingspan of 38–46 mm. On the underside of the wings there is a row of silver pearly markings along the edge, which give the species its name...
Boloria euphrosyne - Reddish buff Acosmetia caliginosa
- Silver-spotted skipper Hesperia comma
- Silver-studded blueSilver-studded BlueThe Silver-studded Blue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.-Appearance, behavior and distribution:So named due to the silvery blue metallic spots on the underside hind wings. The upperside are a rich, deep iridescent blue in the males with a black border and the characteristic Lycid white...
Plebejus argus - Small blueSmall BlueThe Small Blue is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.It is found in Europe, Asia Minor, Transcaucasia, Tian-Shan, West Siberia, Central Siberia, South Siberia, Russian Far East, Amur, Mongolia, Magadan and Kamchatka....
Cupido minimus - Small heathSmall Heath (butterfly)The Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus is a butterfly species belonging to the family Nymphalidae, . It is widespread in Eurasia and northwestern Africa, preferring drier habitats than other Coenonymphae...
Coenonympha pamphilus - Small pearl-bordered fritillarySmall Pearl-bordered FritillaryThe Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary , called the Silver-bordered Fritillary in North America, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family...
Boloria selene - Speckled footmanCoscinia cribrariaThe Speckled Footman is a moth of the family Arctiidae. It is found in Europe except the most northern parts; also in north-western Africa, Kazakhstan, Siberia, Mongolia, north-western and north-eastren China....
Coscinia cribraria - Wall Lasiommata megera
- White admiralLimenitis camillaThe White Admiral, Limenitis camilla, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family. They are found in woodland throughout southern Britain and much of Europe and Asia, extending as far east as Japan....
Limenitis camilla - White-letter hairstreakWhite-letter HairstreakThe White-letter Hairstreak is a butterfly in the family Lycaenidae.-Appearance, behaviour and distribution:A dark little butterfly that spends the majority of its life in the tree tops, feeding on honeydew, making it best observed through binoculars. The uppersides are a dark brown with a small...
Satyrium w-album - Wood white Leptidea sinapis
Flies
- Callicera spinolae (a hoverflyHoverflyHoverflies, sometimes called flower flies or syrphid flies, make up the insect family Syrphidae. As their common name suggests, they are often seen hovering or nectaring at flowers; the adults of many species feed mainly on nectar and pollen, while the larvae eat a wide range of foods...
) - Golden hoverfly Chrysotoxum octomaculatum
- Hornet robberflyHornet robberflyThe hornet robberfly, Asilus crabroniformis, is a species of predatory insect. It is one of the largest flies in the United Kingdom. and feeds on grasshoppers, dung beetles and other flies. Unlike an actual hornet, the robberfly only has one yellow patch on its abdomen and one pair of wings. The...
Asilus crabroniformis, Southern England and South & West Wales - Manx robber flyManx robber flyThe Manx robber fly, is one of the 7,100 species of robber fly or Asilidae known throughout the world, and one of 28 asilids known to occur in the British Isles.- Distribution and habitat :...
Machimus cowini (endemic)
Molluscs
GastropodsFreshwater snails:
- Glutinous snail Myxas glutinosaMyxas glutinosaThe glutinous snail, Myxas glutinosa is a species of small air-breathing freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusc in the family Lymnaeidae, the pond snails.- Anatomy :...
- Little whirlpool ram's-horn snail Anisus vorticulusAnisus vorticulusThe ramshorn snail, Anisus vorticulus is a species of minute, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.-Distribution:...
- Shining ram's-horn snail Segmentina nitidaSegmentina nitidaThe shining ram's-horn snail, Segmentina nitida, is a species of small, air-breathing, freshwater snail, an aquatic gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Planorbidae, the ramshorn snails.-Description:...
Land snails:
- Narrow-mouthed whorl snail Vertigo angustiorVertigo angustiorThe narrow-mouthed whorl snail, scientific name Vertigo angustior, is a species of minute land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Vertiginidae.- Distribution :* IUCN red list - conservation dependent...
- Round-mouthed whorl snail Vertigo genesiiVertigo genesiiVertigo genesii, common name the round-mouthed whorl snail, is a species of small land snail from the family Vertiginidae.- Shell description :The shell is very small, ovate, obtuse, indistinctly, spaced striate, glossy purplish brown...
- Geyer's whorl snail Vertigo geyeriVertigo geyeriVertigo geyeri is a species of small land snail from the family Vertiginidae. It lives in marshes.The specific name geyeri is in honor of German zoologist David Geyer .-Distribution and conservation status:...
- Desmoulin's whorl snailDesmoulin's whorl snailDesmoulin's whorl snail, scientific name Vertigo moulinsiana, is a species of minute air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc or micromollusc in the family Vertiginidae, the vertigo snails....
Vertigo moulinsiana - Sandbowl snail Catinella arenariaCatinella arenariaThe sandbowl snail, Catinella arenaria, also known as Quickella arenaria, is a small species of small air-breathing land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusk in the family Succineidae, the amber snails.-Habitat:...
Bivalves
- Depressed river musselDepressed river musselThe depressed river mussel or compressed river mussel, Pseudanodonta complanata, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusk in the family Unionidae, the river mussels...
Pseudanodonta complanata - Freshwater pearl musselFreshwater pearl musselThe freshwater pearl mussel, scientific name Margaritifera margaritifera, is an endangered species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic bivalve mollusc in the family Margaritiferidae....
Margaritifera margaritifera - Fine-lined pea mussel Pisidium tenuilineatumPisidium tenuilineatumPisidium tenuilineatum, the fine-lined pea mussel, is a species of very small freshwater bivalve in the family Sphaeriidae.-Distribution:The species is native to Europe.* British Isles - listed in List of endangered species in the British Isles...
Other invertebrates
Freshwater:- Medicinal leechMedicinal leechMedicinal leeches are any of several species of leeches, but most commonly Hirudo medicinalis, the European medicinal leech.Other Hirudo species sometimes used as medicinal leeches include Hirudo orientalis, Hirudo troctina, and Hirudo verbana...
Hirudo medicinalis
Marine:
- Ivell's sea anemoneIvell's sea anemoneIvell's sea anemone is a species of invertebrate in the Edwardsiidae family.- Distribution :It is endemic to the United Kingdom.Ivell...
(endemic and probably extinct) - Starlet sea anemoneStarlet sea anemoneThe starlet sea anemone is a species of sea anemone native to the east coast of the United States, with introduced populations along the coast of southeast England and west coast of the United States....
Nematostella vectensis
Flowering plants
- Creeping marshwort Apium repens
- Early gentian Gentianella anglica (endemic)
- Eyebrights Euphrasia sp. (endemic)
- Fen orchid Liparis loeselii
- Floating water-plantain Luronium natans
- Holly-leaved naiad Najas marinaNajas marinaNajas marina is a species of aquatic plant known by the common names spiny naiad and holly-leaved water nymph. It can be found nearly worldwide in many types of freshwater and brackish aquatic habitat, including bodies of alkaline water. This annual plant produces a slender, branching stem up to 40...
- Isle of Man CabbageIsle of Man cabbageThe Isle of Man cabbage is a species of Brassicaceae or cabbage plant that is found in coastal habitats on the west of the island of Great Britain and around the coasts of the Isle of Man.-Conservation status:The species is thought to naturally occur in only 22 localities and is endemic to the...
Coincya monensis (endemic) - Lady's slipper orchid Cypripedium calceolus
- Lundy cabbageLundy cabbageLundy cabbage is a species of primitive brassicoid, endemic to the island of Lundy off the southwestern coast of Great Britain, where it is sufficiently isolated to have formed its own species, with its endemic insect pollinators. The Lundy cabbage Coincya wrightii grows only on the eastern cliffs...
Coincya wrightii (endemic) - Mountain scurvy-grass Cochlearia micacea (probably endemic)
- Norwegian mugwort Artemisia norvegica
- Ribbon-leaved water plantain Alisma gramineum
- Shetland pondweed Potamogeton rutilus
- Shore dock Rumex rupestris
- Slender naiad Najas flexilis
- Star fruitDamasonium alismaDamasonium alisma is a species of flowering marsh plant known by the common name of starfruit. It is native to the British Isles and was commonly found in south and central England. Numbers have declined as a result of the loss of pond habitats. It was not recorded in the wild in 2006 and is...
Damasonium alisma - Three-lobed crowfoot Ranunculus tripartitus
- Western ramping-fumitory Fumaria occidentalis (endemic)
- Wild cotoneaster Cotoneaster cambricus (probably endemic)
- Yellow marsh saxifrage Saxifraga hirculus
- Young's helleborine orchid Epipactis youngiana (endemic)
Ferns
- Killarney fern Trichomanes speciosum
- Newman's lady fern Athyrium flexile (probably endemic)
Fungi
- Devil's boleteDevil's boleteBoletus satanas, commonly known as the Devil's bolete or Satan's mushroom, is a basidiomycete fungus of the bolete family. Found on chalky soil in mixed woodlands in the southern, warmer regions of Europe and North America, it is generally regarded as a poisonous mushroom, with predominantly...
Boletus satanus - Sandy stilt puffball Battarraea phalloides
- Tulostoma niveum
Lichens
- Elm's gyalecta Gyalecta ulmi
- Orange-fruited elm-lichen Caloplaca luteoalba
- Pseudocyphellaria aurata
- Pseudocyphellaria novegica
- River jelly lichen Collema dishotomum
- Schismatomma graphidioides
- Starry breck-lichen Buellia asterella
- morchella
Mosses
- Cornish path-moss Ditrichum cornubicum (endemic)
- Derbyshire feather-moss Thamnobryum angustifoliumThamnobryum angustifoliumThamnobryum angustifolium is a species of moss in the Neckeraceae family. It is endemic to the United Kingdom. Its natural habitat is rivers.-Source:* Bryophyte Specialist Group 2000. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
(endemic) - Glaucous beard-moss Didymodon glaucus
- Green shield moss Buxbaumia viridis
- Slender green feather-moss Hamatocaulis vernicosus
- Weissia multicapsularis
Liverworts
- Atlantic lejeunea Lejeunea mandonii
- Marsh earwort Jamesoniella undulifoliaJamesoniella undulifoliaJamesoniella undulifolia is a species of liverwort in the Jungermanniaceae family. It is found in Austria, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greenland, North Korea, Norway, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Its natural habitat is swamps. It is...
- Norfolk flapwort Lophozia rutheana
- Petalwort Petalophyllum ralfsii
- Western RustwortWestern RustwortMarsupella profunda is a liverwort.The species is rare in a British context; it is known from just three locations, all in west Cornwall. Two of these sites are protected as the Lower Bostraze and Leswidden SSSI and the other as St Austell Clay Pits SSSI...
Marsupella profunda