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Narrow-mouthed whorl snail [Vertigo angustior]
Published dateInvertebrate species: molluscs Description and ecological characteristics The tiny narrow-mouthed whorl snail Vertigo angustior is found primarily in marshy ground of high, even humidity, with flowing...
Lesser horseshoe bat [Rhinolophus hipposideros]
Published dateVertebrate species: mammals Description and ecological characteristics The lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros is one of the smallest bats in the UK. During the summer they form maternity co...
Ramshorn snail [Anisus vorticulus]
Published dateInvertebrate species: molluscs Description and ecological characteristics The Lesser whirlpool ram’s-horn snail Anisus vorticulus is a small aquatic snail with a flattened spiral shell rarely more tha...
Slender naiad [Najas flexilis]
Published dateHigher plant species Description and ecological characteristics The selected sites include localities that are known to hold consistently large, naturally-occurring populations in lakes, rivers and he...
Rhinog
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Wales Unitary Authority West Wales and The Valleys Centroid * SH649297 Latitude 52.84777778 Longitude -4.005 SAC EU Code UK0012945 Status Designat...
West Fermanagh Scarplands
Published dateDesignated Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Country Northern Ireland Unitary Authority Northern Ireland Centroid * H085491 Latitude 54.3903 Longitude -7.8692 SAC EU Code UK0030300 Status Designated ...
Lady's-slipper orchid [Cypripedium calceolus]
Published dateHigher plant species Description and ecological characteristics This orchid with large, solitary flowers with maroon-brown petals and a pouched yellow lip is found in open woodlands on calcareous soil...
Spined loach [Cobitis taenia]
Published dateVertebrate species: fish Description and ecological characteristics The spined loach Cobitis taenia is a small bottom-living fish that has a restricted microhabitat associated with a specialised feedi...
Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion
Published dateRaised bogs and mires and fens Description and ecological characteristics Depressions on peat substrates of the Rhynchosporion occur in complex mosaics with lowland wet heath and valley mire vegetatio...
Reefs
Published dateMarine, coastal and halophytic habitats Description and ecological characteristics Reefs are rocky marine habitats or biological concretions that rise from the seabed. They are generally subtidal but ...