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Stag beetle [Lucanus cervus]
Published dateInvertebrate species: arthropods Description and ecological characteristics The stag beetle Lucanus cervus is the UK’s largest terrestrial beetle, and amongst the most spectacular, reaching 7 cm in le...
Barbastelle [Barbastella barbastellus]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics The barbastelle Barbastella barbastellus is a medium-sized bat that is easily identified because it is a very distinctive species...
Harbour seal [Phoca vitulina]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics Harbour seals Phoca vitulina are the characteristic seal of sandflats and estuaries, but are also found on rocky shores in Scotla...
Lowland hay meadows (Alopecurus pratensis, Sanguisorba officinalis)
Published dateNatural and semi-natural grassland formations Description and ecological characteristics This Annex I type comprises species-rich hay meadows on moderately fertile soils of river and tributary floodpl...
Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior (Alno-Padion, Alnion incanae, Salicion albae)
Published dateForests Description and ecological characteristics Alluvial forests with Alnus glutinosa and Fraxinus excelsior ( Alno-Padion , Alnion incanae , Salicion albae ) comprises woods dominated by alder Aln...
Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub
Published dateTemperate heath and scrub Description and ecological characteristics Sub-Arctic Salix spp. scrub is the UK’s highest-altitude shrubby vegetation, occurring on moist, relatively base-rich soils in rock...
Coastal dunes with Juniperus spp.
Published dateCoastal sand dunes and continental dunes Description and ecological characteristics This habitat type comprises common juniper Juniperus communis scrub on coastal sand dunes in a variety of situations...
Siliceous scree of the montane to snow levels (Androsacetalia alpinae and Galeopsietalia ladani)
Published dateRocky habitats and caves Description and ecological characteristics Scree habitats consist of rock fragments covering the frost-shattered summits of mountains or accumulating on slopes below cliffs. S...
Western rustwort [Marsupella profunda]
Published dateLower plant species Description and ecological characteristics Western rustwort Marsupella profunda is a small reddish liverwort which colonises moist, crumbling mica-rich weathered granite and china ...
Allis shad [Alosa alosa]
Published dateVertebrate species: fish Description and ecological characteristics The allis shad Alosa alosa is a member of the herring family. It is difficult to distinguish from its close relative 1103 Twaite sha...