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Species List: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Schedule 5) England and Wales
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List name: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Schedule 5) England and Wales
Owner: k.oliver@nbn.org.uk
List type: Conservation list
Description: Protected Birds, Animals and Plants are listed in Schedules 1, 5 and 8 respectively of the Wildlife and Countryside Act.Schedule 1. The Act makes it an offence (with exception to species listed in Schedule 2) to intentionally kill, injure or take any wild bird or their eggs or nests. Special penalties are available for offences related to birds listed on Schedule 1, for which there are additional offences of disturbing these birds at their nests, or their dependent young. Schedule 5. The Act makes it an offence (subject to exceptions) to intentionally kill, injure, or take, possess, or trade in any wild animal listed in Schedule 5, and prohibits interference with places used for shelter or protection, or intentionally disturbing animals occupying such places. The Act also prohibits certain methods of killing, injuring, or taking wild animals.Schedule 8. The Act makes it an offence (subject to exceptions) to pick, uproot, trade in, or possess (for the purposes of trade) any wild plant listed in Schedule 8, and prohibits the unauthorised intentional uprooting of such plants.There is a statutory five-yearly review of Schedules 5 and 8 (protected wild animals and plants respectively).
Date submitted: 2020-09-25
Date updated: 2020-10-05
Is private: No
Included in species pages: Yes
Authoritative: Yes
Invasive: No
Threatened: No
Part of the sensitive data service: No
Region: Not provided
Metadata link: https://registry.nbnatlas.org/public/show/dr2402

205 Number of Taxa

48 Distinct Species

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family	Count
Vespertilionidae	54
Balaenopteridae	35
Ziphiidae	35
Delphinidae	33
Monodontidae	14
Physeteridae	14
Balaenidae	7
Rhinolophidae	6
Syngnathidae	2
Phocoenidae	2
Helicidae	2
Squatinidae	1

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Designation	Count
Schedule 5 Section 9.5a	47
Schedule 5 Section 9.4c	38
Schedule 5 Section 9.4b	38
Schedule 5 Section 9.4A	25
Schedule 5 Section 9.4.a	18
Schedule 5	2
Schedule 5 Section 9.2	1

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Balaenoptera musculus

Balaenoptera physalus

Barbastella barbastellus

Supplied Name	Scientific Name (matched)	Author (matched)	Common Name (matched)	Designation
Balaenoptera musculus	Balaenoptera musculus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Blue Whale	Schedule 5 Section 9.1 (taking)
Balaenoptera physalus	Balaenoptera physalus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Fin Whale	Schedule 5 Section 9.4.a
Balaenoptera physalus	Balaenoptera physalus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Fin Whale	Schedule 5 Section 9.4b
Balaenoptera physalus	Balaenoptera physalus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Fin Whale	Schedule 5 Section 9.5a
Balaenoptera physalus	Balaenoptera physalus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Fin Whale	Schedule 5 Section 9.4c
Balaenoptera physalus	Balaenoptera physalus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Fin Whale	Schedule 5 Section 9.4A
Balaenoptera physalus	Balaenoptera physalus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Fin Whale	Schedule 5 Section 9.1 (taking)
Balaenoptera physalus	Balaenoptera physalus	(Linnaeus, 1758)	Fin Whale	Schedule 5 Section 9.1 (killing/injuring)
Barbastella barbastellus	Barbastella barbastellus	(Schreber, 1774)	Western Barbastelle	Schedule 5 Section 9.4c
Barbastella barbastellus	Barbastella barbastellus	(Schreber, 1774)	Western Barbastelle	Schedule 5 Section 9.4b

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