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Select Committee on Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Minutes of Evidence


APPENDIX 1

Biodiversity Action Plan Species that are found in field boundary habitats

Latin nameEnglish name TypeBoundary habitat

Triturus cristatusGreat crested newt AmphibianDitches/hedgebanks
Anisodactylus poeciloidesa ground beetle BeetleDitches
Badister peltatusa ground beetle BeetleDitches
Hydrochara caraboideslesser silver water beetle BeetleDitches on peat
Laccophilus ponticusa water beetle BeetleDitches
Lucanus cervusStag beetle BeetleOld trees and stumps in hedges
Botaurus stellarisBittern BirdDitches
Carduelis cannabinaLinnet BirdHedges/field margins
Emberiza schoeniclusReed bunting BirdDitches/hedges
Lanius collurioRed-backed shrike BirdHedges
Muscicapa striataSpotted flycatcher BirdOld trees/hedges
Passer montanusTree sparrow BirdHedges/field margins/old trees
Perdix perdixGrey partridge BirdHedge bases/field margins
Pyrrhula pyrrhulaBullfinch BirdHedges/field margins
Streptopelia turturTurtle dove BirdHedges/field margins
Turdus philomelosSong thrush BirdHedges/trees
Bacidia incomptaa lichen LichenOld trees (esp. elm/beech)walls
Caloplaca luteoalbaOrange-fruited elm-lichen LichenHedges (often elm trees)
Gyalecta ulmiElm's gyalacta LichenWalls/old trees (elms)
Teloschistes chrysophthalmusa lichen LichenHedge shrubs/fence posts
Pipistrellus pipistrellusPipistrelle bat MammalHedges/trees
Rhinolophus ferrumequinumGreater horseshoe bat MammalHedges/field boundaries (grazed-dung)
Anisus vorticulusa snail MolluscDitches
Segmentina nitidaa snail MolluscDitches
Brachythecium appleyardiaea moss MossWalls (limestone)
Orthotrichum pallensa moss MossOld trees in open situations
Rhynchostegium rotundifoliumRound-leaved feather moss MossTrees (esp. field maple)Walls (limestone)
Tortula freibergiia moss MossWalls (sandstone)
Weissia multicapsularisa moss MossCornish hedges
Zygodon gracillisNowell's limestone moss MossWalls (limestone)
Cucullia lychnitisStriped lychnis moth MothRoad verges/field margins
Hydraecia osseola hucherardiMarsh mallow moth MothRiver banks
Pareulype berberataBarberry carpet moth MothHedges
Dolomedes plantariusFen raft spider SpiderDitches
Carex vulpinaTrue fox-sedge Vascular plantDitches (wet or dry)
Dianthus armeriaDeptford pink Vascular plantField margins (by hedgerows on base-rich)
Fumaria purpureaPurple ramping fumintory Vascular plantHedgebanks/walls
Leersia oryzoidesCut-grass Vascular plantDitches
Mentha pulegiumPennyroyal Vascular plantDitch margins
Sium latifoliumGreater water parsnip Vascular plantDitches
Thlaspi perfoliatumPerfoliate pennycress Vascular plantWalls (limestone)



 
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