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Biodiversity Action Plan Species Found in the Peak District BIODIVERSITY ACTION PLAN SPECIES FOUND IN THE PEAK DISTRICT # Local BAP priority species * Species for which the South Pennine Moors Special Protection Area (SPA) is designated ~ NERC Section 41 species MAMMALS Species Recorded in Common name Scientific name Dark Peak White Peak South West Peak Brown hare Lepus europaeus P P P Brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus P P P Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius O O P Harvest mouse Micromys minutus P P P Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus P P P Mountain hare Lepus timidus P O O Noctule bat Nyctalus noctula ? O O Otter Lutra lutra P P P Pine marten Martes martes O O P Polecat Mustela putorius P P P Soprano pipistrelle bat Pipistrellus pygmaeus O P O Water vole Arvicola terrestris P P P BIRDS Species Recorded in Common name Scientific name Dark Peak White Peak South West Peak Black grouse Lyrurus tetrix P O O Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula P P ? Common cuckoo Cuculus canorus P P P Curlew Numenius arquata P P P Dipper # Cinclus cinclus P P P Dunnock Prunella modularis P P P Golden plover # * Pluvialis apricaria P O P Grasshopper warbler Locustella naevia P P P Grey partridge Perdix perdix P P P Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes P P ? Hen harrier # ~ Circus cyaneus P O P House sparrow Passer domesticus P P P Lapwing Vanellus vanellus P P P Lesser redpoll Acanthis flammea P P P Lesser-spotted woodpecker Dendrocopos minor P ? P Linnet Acanthis cannabina P ? P Marsh tit Parus palustris ? P P Merlin # * Falco columbarius P O P Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus P O P Red grouse Lagopus lagopus P P P Reed bunting Emberiza schoeniclus P ? P Ring ouzel Turdus torquatus P O P Short-eared owl # * Asio flammeus P O P Skylark Alauda arvensis P P P Snipe Gallinago gallinago P O P Song thrush Turdus philomelos P P P Spotted flycatcher Muscicapa striata P P P Starling Sturnus vulgaris P P P Tree pipit Anthus trivialis P P P Tree sparrow Passer montanus P P P Twite Carduelis flavirostris P P O Willow tit Parus montanus ? ? P Wood warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix P P P Yellow wagtail Motacilla flava O P P Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella P P P REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS Species Recorded in Common name Scientific name Dark Peak White Peak South West Peak Adder Vipera berus P O P Common lizard Lacerta vivipara P P P Common toad Bufo bufo P P P Grass snake Natrix natrix P P P Great crested newt Triturus cristatus P P P Slow-worm Anguis fragilis P P P FISH Species Recorded in Common name Scientific name Dark Peak White Peak South West Peak Atlantic salmon Salmo salar ? P ? Brown trout Salmo trutta ? P ? European eel Anguilla anguilla ? ? P INVERTEBRATES - BUTTERFLIES Species Recorded in Common name Scientific name Dark Peak White Peak South West Peak Dingy skipper Erynnis tages P P P Grizzled skipper Pyrgus malvae O P O Brown argus (Peak District) Aricia artaxerxes spp. O P O Small blue Cupido minimus O P P Small heath Coenonympha pamphilus P P P Wall Lasiommata megera P P P White-letter hairstreak Satyrium w-album P P P INVERTEBRATES - OTHER Species Recorded in Common name Scientific name Dark Peak White Peak South West Peak Bilberry bumblebee # Bombus monticola P O P Black oil-beetle Meloe proscarabaeus ? ? ? Broad groove-head spider Monocephalus castaneipes ? ? P Mole cricket Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa ? ? ? Moss carder-bee Bombus muscorum P O O Necklace ground beetle Carabus monilis O P P Northern yellow splinter(fly) Lipsothrix errans O O P Red-shanked carder-bee Bombus ruderarius P O O Shining guest ant Formicoxenus nitidulus ? ? ? Southern iron blue (mayfly) Nigrobaetis niger O O P Tormentil mining bee Andrena tarsata P O P Violet oil-beetle Meloe violaceus O O P White-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes P P ? INVERTEBRATES - MOTHS Species Recorded in Common name Scientific name Dark Peak White Peak South West Peak Anomalous Stilbia anomala ? O P Argent and sable Rheumaptera hastata spp. hastata ? O O August thorn Ennomos quercinaria P O P Autumnal rustic Paradiarsia glareosa spp. glareosa O P P Beaded chestnut Agrochola lychnidis ? ? P Blood vein Timandra comae P P P Brindled beauty Lycia hirtaria P P P Brindled ochre Dasypolia templi P O O Broom moth Ceramica pisi P P P Brown-spot pinion Agrochola litura P P P Buff ermine Spilosoma luteum P P P Centre-barred sallow Atethmia centrago P P P Chalk carpet Scotopteryx bipunctaria spp. cretata P P O Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae P P P Crescent Celaena leucostigma P O O Dark brocade Blepharita adusta P P P Dark spinach Pelurga comitata O O P Dark-barred twin-spot carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata O O P Dot moth Melanchra persicariae P P P Double dart Graphiphora augus P P P Dusky brocade Apamea remissa P P P Dusky lemon sallow Xanthia gilvago O O P Dusky thorn Ennomos fuscantaria P P P Ear moth Amphipoea oculea P P P Feathered gothic Lycia hirtaria P P P Figure of eight Diloba caeruleocephala O O P Flounced chestnut Agrochola helvola P O P Gallium carpet Epirrhoe galiata P O P Garden dart Euxoa nigricans P P P Garden tiger Arctia caja P P O Ghost moth Hepialus humuli P P P Grass rivulet Perizoma albulata P P P Green-brindled crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae P P P Grey dagger Acronicta psi P P P Grey mountain carpet Entephria caesiata P O P Haworth's minor Celaena haworthii P O P Heath rustic Xestia agathina spp. Agathina P O P Hedge rustic Tholera cespitis O O P Knot grass Acronicta rumicis P P P Lackey Malacosoma neustria O O P Laticced heath Semiothisa clathrata spp. Clathrata P P P Minor shoulder-knot Brachylomia viminalis P ? P Mottled rustic Caradrina morpheus P P P Mouse moth Amphipyra tragopogonis P O P Neglected rustic Xestia castanea P P P Oak hook-tip Watsonalla binaria P O P Powdered quaker Orthosia gracilis P P P Red carpet Xanthorhoe munitata spp. Munitata O O P Rosy minor Mesoligia literosa P P P Rosy rustic Hydraecia micacae P P P Rustic Hoplodrina blandra P P P Sallow Xanthia icteritia P O P September thorn Ennomos erosaria O O P Shaded broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata P P P Shoulder-striped wainscot Mythimna comma P P P Small emerald Hemistola chrysoprasaria O P O Small phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata P P P Small square-spot Diarsia rubi P P P Spinach Eulithis mellinata P P P Sprawler Brathionycha sphinx O P O Streak Chesias legatella P O P The forester Adscita statices ? ? O V-moth Semiothisa wauaria P P P White ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda P P P White-line dart Euxoa tritici O O P VASCULAR PLANTS Species Recorded in Common name Scientific name Dark Peak White Peak South West Peak Basil thyme Clinopodium acinos O P O Bird's-nest Monotropa hypopitys spp. Hypophegea O P O Burnt orchid Orchis ustulata O P O Caraway Carum carvi ? O O Cornflower Centautea cyanus O P O Dark red helleborine # Epipactis atrorubens O P O Field gentian Gentianella campestris P P P Fine-leaved sandwort Minuartia hybrida O P O Flat-sedge Blysmus compressus O P O Fly orchid Ophrys insectifera O P O Frog orchid Coeloglossum viride ? P P Gladular eyebright Euphrasia anglica ? ? P Globe flower # Trollius europaeus O P O Grass-poly Lythrum hyssopifolia ? ? ? Juniper Juniperus communis P O O Killarney fern # Trichomanes speciosum P O P Lesser butterfly-orchid Platanthera bifolia O O P Maiden pink # Dianthus deltoides O P O Marsh stitchwort Stellaria palustris P O ? Pennyroyal Mentha pulegium O ? O Red hemp-nettle Galeopsis angustifolia O P O Yellow bird's-nest Monotropa hypopitys O O P LOWER PLANTS Species Recorded in Common name Scientific name Dark Peak White Peak South West Peak Ashen coral Tremellodendropsis tuberosa P O O Big blue pinkgill Entoloma bloxamii P O O Date-coloured waxcap Hygrocybe spadicea P P O Derbyshire feather-moss Thamnobryum angustifolium O P O Earth-tongue Microglossum olivaceum P O O Sausage beard-moss Didymodon tomaculosus P O O A lichen Anaptychia cilaris subsp. Cilaris O P O A lichen Lecanora sublivescens O P O A lichen Toninia sedifolia O P O.
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