Our Local Wildlife Species
We have lots of important species in our area. Please help us conserve them.
It was too late for this very rare white lion spotted in Limpley Stoke. He has migrated to London.
It was too late for this very rare white lion spotted in Limpley Stoke. He has migrated to London.
An easy way to gain an initial understanding of our local wildlife is to understand that we have various HABITATS and SPECIES which form an ECOSYSTEM that is interdependent.
The B&NES Biodiversity Action Plan ( BAP) identifies 11 species that are endangered and therefore high priority for conservation. These are as follows:
( Click on the the species listed below for hot link to our current work in these areas. )
Endangered Species:
1. All bat species (15 of 16 uk species in South West)
2. Bath Asparagus
3. Bee Fly (see also our Butterflies, bees and moths page)
4. Blue Carpenter Bee
5. Chalkhill Blue Butterfly
6. Dormouse
7. Great Crested Newt
8. Red hemp nettle
9. Skylark
10. Water vole
11. White crayfish
The B&NES Biodiversity Action Plan ( BAP) identifies 11 species that are endangered and therefore high priority for conservation. These are as follows:
( Click on the the species listed below for hot link to our current work in these areas. )
Endangered Species:
1. All bat species (15 of 16 uk species in South West)
2. Bath Asparagus
3. Bee Fly (see also our Butterflies, bees and moths page)
4. Blue Carpenter Bee
5. Chalkhill Blue Butterfly
6. Dormouse
7. Great Crested Newt
8. Red hemp nettle
9. Skylark
10. Water vole
11. White crayfish
Other Species:
12. Swifts nesting in Freshford - A Stratetgy for Recovery
Julie Fitzgerald
13. Hornets - Do we worry about hornets or do we look in wonder?
14. Wild Orchids - Orchid observation walks in our community.
15. Lichen and Fungi
16. Hedgehogs - Our gardens critical for their survival
Water Habitat Species - useful websites
See our bespoke page for water habitat species
