Animals with special protection

Species shown in bold are those known to occur regularly in Scotland

ANIMALS  WITH SPECIAL PROTECTION
(Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Schedule 5) 

Mammals

Arvicola terrestris 3  P

Water Vole

Cetacea*

All Dolphins, Porpoises, & Whales

Felis sylvestris*

Wildcat

Martes martes

Pine Marten

Lutra lutra*

Otter

Muscardinus avellanarius*

Dormouse

Odobenus rosmarus

Walrus

Sciurus vulgaris

Red Squirrel

Vespertilionidae and Rhinolophidae

All Bats

Reptiles

Anguis fragilis1 4 

Slow Worm

Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae*

All Marine Turtles

Coronella austriaca*

Smooth Snake

Lacerta agilis* #

Sand Lizard

Lacerta vivipara 1 4 

Viviparous Lizard

Natrix natrix 1 4

Grass Snake

Vipera berus 1 4

Adder

 

Amphibians

Bufo bufo 4

Common Toad

Bufo calamita*

Natterjack Toad

Triturus cristatus*

Great Crested Newt

Rana temporaria 4

Common Frog

Triturus helveticus 4

Palmate Newt

Triturus vulgaris 4

Smooth Newt

Fish

Acipenser sturio*

Sturgeon

Alosa alosa 1 2

Allis Shad

Alosa fallax 3

Twaite Shad

Cetorhinus maximus

Basking Shark

Coregonus albula

Vendace

Coregonus lavaretus

Whitefish

Gobius cobitis

Giant Goby

Gobius couchii

Couch’s Goby

Hippocampus guttulatusp

Spiny Seahorse

Hippocampus hippocampusp

Short-snouted Seahorse

Lota lota

Burbot

Butterflies

Apatura iris 4

Purple Emperor

Argynnis adippe

High Brown Fritillary

Aricia artaxerxes 4

Northern Brown Argus

Aurodryas aurinia4

Marsh Fritillary

Boloria euphrosyne4

Pearl-bordered Fritillary

Carterocephalus palaemon4

Chequered Skipper

Coenonympha tullia4

Large Heath

Cupido minimus4 

Small Blue

Erebia epiphron4

Mountain Ringlet

Hamearis lucina 4

Duke of Burgundy Fritillary

Hesperia comma 4

Silver-Spotted Skipper

Leptidea sinapis 4

Wood White

Lycaena dispar 4

Large Copper

Lysandra bellargus 4

Adonis Blue

Lysandra coridon4    

Chalkhill Blue

Maculinea arion*

Large Blue

Melitaea cinxia 4  

Glanville Fritillary

Mellicta (Melitaea) athalia

Heath Fritillary

Nymphalis polychloros4

Large Tortoiseshell

Papilio machaon

Swallowtail

Plebejus argus4  

Silver-Studded Blue

Strymonidia pruni 4

Black Hairstreak

Strymonidia w-album 4

White-Letter Hairstreak

Thecla betulae4  

Brown Hairstreak

Thymelicus acteon 4  

Lulworth Skipper

Moths

Acosmetia caliginosa

Reddish Buff

Bembecia chrysidiformis

Fiery Clearwing Moth

Gortyna borelii

Fisher's Estuarine Moth

Pareulype berberata 

Barberry Carpet

Siona lineata

Black-Veined

Thalera fimbrialis

Sussex Emerald

Thetidia smaragdaria

Essex Emerald

Zygaena lonicerae jocelynae

Talisker Burnet

Zygaena loti scotica

Slender Scotch Burnet

Zygaena viciae

New Forest Burnet

 

Beetles

Chrysolina cerealis

Rainbow Leaf Beetle

Curimopsis nigrita 3

Mire Pill Beetle

Graphoderus zonatus

Water Beetle

Hydrochara caraboides

Lesser Silver Water Beetle

Hypebaeus flavipes

A Beetle

Limoniscus violaceus

Violet Click Beetle

Lucanus cervus 4  

Stag Beetle

Paracymus aeneus

Water Beetle

Hemipteran bug

Cicadetta montana

New Forest Cicada

 

Crickets

Decticus verrucivorus

Wart-Biter

Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa

Mole Cricket

Gryllus campestris

Field Cricket

 

Dragonflies

Aeshna isosceles

Norfolk Aeshna

Coenagrion mercuriale

Southern Damselfly

 

Spiders

Dolomedes plantarius

Fen Raft Spider

Eresus niger (cinaberinus)

Ladybird Spider

 

Crustaceans

Austropotamobius pallipes2 4  

Atlantic Stream (White-clawed) Crayfish

Chirocephalus diaphanus

Fairy Shrimp

Gammarus insensibilis

Lagoon Shrimp

Triops cancriformis

Tadpole Shrimp/Apus

 

Sea-mat

Victorella pavida

Trembling Sea-mat

Molluscs

Atrina fragilis1 2 4 5 

Fan Mussel

Caecum armoricum

De Folin's Lagoon Snail

Catinella arenaria

Sandbowl Snail

Margaritifera margaritifera

Freshwater Pearl Mussel

Myxas glutinosa

Glutinous Snail

Paludinella littorina

Lagoon Snail

Tenellia adspersa

Lagoon Sea Slug

Thyasira gouldi

Northern Hatchet-shell

Annelid worms

Alkmaria romijni

Tentacled Lagoon-worm

Armandia cirrhosa

Lagoon Sandworm

Hirudo medicinalis

Medicinal Leech

 

Sea anemones and allies

Clavopsella navis

Marine Hydroid

Edwardsia ivelli

Ivell's Sea Anemone

Eunicella verrucosa1 2 4 5

Pink Sea-Fan

Nematostella vectensis

Starlet Sea Anemone

* A European protected species listed on schedule 2 of The Conservation (Natural Habitats &c.) Regulations 1994
# Introduced to Scotland

1 protected against killing & injuring
2 protected against taking
3 protected against damage to,destruction of, obstruction of access to any structure or place used by a scheduled animal for shelter or protection
4 protected against selling, offering or advertising for sale, possessing or transporting for the purpose of sale
5 protected against possession or control (live or dead animal, part or derivative)
p proposed for full protection

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