Priority Species List | Suffolk Biodiversity Information Service

Mammals

Species	Current Action Plan	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin Lagenorhynchus acutus		None
Bats (grouped plan)	Bats (grouped plan) 2012	None
Bottlenose Dolphin Tursiops truncatus		None
Brown hare Lepus europaeus		Brown hare 2003
Common Dolphin Delphinus delphis		None
Common Seal Phoca vitulina		None
Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius		Dormouse 2003
Harbour porpoise Phocoena phocoena		Harbour porpoise 2003
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus		None
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus		None
Humpback Whale Megaptera novaeangliae		None
Long-finned Pilot Whale Globicephala melas		None
Killer Whale Orcinus orca		None
Minke Whale Balaenoptera acutorostrata		None
Otter Lutra lutra		Otter 2003
Polecat Mustela putorius		None
Striped Dolphin Stenella coeruleoalba		None
Water vole Arvicola terrestris		Water vole 2003
Water Shrew Neomys fodiens		Water Shrew 2000	Suffolk Priority Species
White Beaked Dolphin Lagenorhynchus albirostris		None
Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris		Red squirrel Sciurus vulgaris 2003	Now considered to be extinct in Suffolk.

Amphibians and Reptiles

Species	Amphibian and Reptile Conservation factsheets	Archived Action Plan
Adder Vipera berus	ARC info >	None
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara	ARC info >	None
Common Toad Bufo bufo	ARC info >
Grass Snake Natrix natrix	ARC info >	None
Great crested newt Triturus cristatus	ARC info >	Great Crested Newt 2003
Natterjack Toad Epidalea calamita (Formerly Bufo calamita)	ARC info >	Natterjack Toad 2003
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis	ARC info >	None

Birds

Species	Factsheet	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Barn Owl Tyto alba		Barn Owl 2007	Suffolk Priority species
Bittern Botaurus stellaris		Bittern 2003
Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa		None
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula		Bullfinch 2007
Common Cuckoo Cuculus canorus		None
Common Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia		None
Corn Bunting Miliaria calandra		Corn Bunting 2000
Curlew Numernius arquata		None
Grey partridge Perdix perdix		Grey partridge 2004
Hedge Accentor (Dunnock) Prunella modularis		None
Herring Gull subspecies argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus		None
House Sparrow Passer domesticus	House Sparrow Schools factsheet >	None
Lesser Redpoll Carduelis cabaret		None
Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos minor		None
Linnet Carduelis cannabina		Linnet 2007
Little tern Sterna albifrons		Little tern 2006	Suffolk Priority species
Marsh Tit Poecile palustris		None
Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus		Nightjar 2007
Northern Lapwing Vanellus vanellus		None
Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus		Reed Bunting 2006
Savi's Warbler Locustella luscinoides		None
Skylark Alauda arvensis		Skylark 2003
Song thrush Turdus philomelos		Song thrush 2004
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata		Spotted Flycatcher 2007
Starling Sturnus vulgaris		None
Stone curlew Burhinus oedicnemus		Stone curlew 2003
Swift Apus apus	Factsheet 7 2016	None	Suffolk Priority species
Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis		None
Tree Sparrow Passer montanus		Tree Sparrow 2006
Turtle Dove Streptopelia turtur	Factsheet 2 2015	Turtle Dove 2007
Twite Carduelis flavirostris		None
Willow Tit Poecile montanus		None
Woodlark Lullula arborea		Woodlark 2007
Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix		None
Yellowhammer Emeriza citronella		None
Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava		None

Fish - Freshwater

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
European Eel Anguilla anguilla	None
River Lamprey Lampetra fluviatilis	None
Spined Loach Cobitis taenia	None

Fish - Marine

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Allis Shad Alosa alosa	None
Twaite Shad Alosa fallax	None
Lesser Sandeel Ammodytes marinus	None
Basking Shark Cetorhinus maximus	None
Herring Clupea harengus	None
Common Skate Dipturus batis	None
Cod Gadus morhua	None
Tope Shark Galeorhinus galeus	None
Long-snouted Seahorse Hippocampus guttulatus	None
Short-snouted Seahorse Hippocampus hippoglossus	None
Atlantic Halibut Hippoglossus hippoglossus	None
Porbeagle Shark Lamna nasus	None
Sea Monkfish Lophius piscatorius	None
Whiting Merlangius merlangus	None
European Hake Merluccius merluccius	None
Ling Molva molva	None
Smelt Osmerus eperlanus	None
Sea Lamprey Petromyzon marinus	None
Plaice Pleuronectes platessa	None
Blue Shark Prionace glauca	None
Undulate Ray Raja undulata	None
White or Bottlenosed Skate Rostroraja alba	None
Brown or Sea Trout Salmo trutta	None
Mackerel Scomber scombus	None
Sole Solea solea	None
Spiny Dogfish Squalus acanthias	None
Angel Shark Squatina sqatina	None
Blue-fin Tuna Thunnus thynnus	None
Horse Mackerel Trachurus trachurus	None

Bees

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Brown-banded Carder Bee Bombus humilis	None
Large Garden Bublebee Bombus ruderatus	None
Moss Carder Bee Bombus muscorum	None
Red-Shanked Carder-bee Bombus ruderarius	None
Sea-aster Colletes Bee Colletes halophilus	None

Antlion

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Antlion Euroleon nostras	Antlion 2003

Beetles

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Wormwood Moonshiner Amara fusca	None
Scarce Four-dot Pin-palp Bembidion quadripustulatum	None
Poplar Leaf-rolling Weevil Byctiscus populi	None
Necklace Ground Beetle Carabus monilis	None
Pashford Pot Beetle Cryptocephalus exiguus	None
Six-spotted Pot Beetle Cryptocephalus sexpunctatus	None
Zircon Reed Beetle Donacia aquatica	None
Brush-thighed Seed-eater Harpalus froelichii	None
Stag beetle Lucanus cervus	Stag beetle 2003
Black Oil Beetle Meloe proscarabaeus	None
Alder Flea weevil Orchestes testaceus	None

Butterflies

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages	Dingy Skipper 2003
Grayling Hipparchia semele	None
Silver-studded Blue Plebejus argus	Silver-studded Blue 2007
Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus	None
Wall Lasiommata megera	None
White Admiral Limenitis camilla	None
White-letter Hairstrea Satyrium w-album	None

Cnidarians

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Starlet sea-anemone Nematostella vectensis	Starlet sea-anemone 2003

Crustaceans

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Lagoon Sand Shrimp Gammarus insensibilis	None
White-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes	White-clawed crayfish 2003	Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk Conservation Strategy Summary Feb 2015 > Photoguide to the Crayfish in Suffolk, Adrian Chalkley. Available SNS website >

Species

Archived Action Plan

Notes

Lagoon Sand Shrimp Gammarus insensibilis

None

White-clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes

White-clawed crayfish 2003

Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk Conservation Strategy Summary Feb 2015 >

Photoguide to the Crayfish in Suffolk, Adrian Chalkley. Available SNS website >

Dragonflies

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Norfolk hawker Aeshna isoceles	None

Flies

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Goldern Hoverfly Callicera spinolae	None
Fancy-legged fly Campsicnemus magius	None
Cigarillo Gall-fly Lipara similis	None
Southern Yllow Splinter Lipsothrix nervosa	None

Molluscs

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Depressed river mussel Pseudanodonta complanata	Depressed river mussel 2003
Desmoulin’s whorl snail Vertigo moulinsiana	Desmoulin’s whorl snail 2003
Large-mouthed Valve Snail Valvata macrostoma	None
Narrow-mouth whorl snail Vertigo angustior	Narrow-mouth whorl snail 2003
Native Oyster Ostrea edulis	None
Ramshorn snail Anisus vorticulus	Ramshorn snail 2003
Shining ram’s-horn snail Segmentina nitida	Shining ram’s-horn snail 2003

Moths

Visit the Suffolk Moths website for further information on species

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
The Forester Adscita statices	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Sloe Carpet Aleucis distinctata	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Rest Harrow Aplasta ononaria	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
White-mantled Wainscot Archanara neurica	White-mantled Wainscot 2003	Suffolk Moth Group >
Fenn’s Wainscot Chortodes brevilinea	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
The Concolorous Chortodes extrema	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Water-dock Case-bearer Coleophora hydrolapathella	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Basil Thyme Case-bearer Coleophora tricolor	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
White Spotted Pinion Cosmia diffinis	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Goat Moth Cossus cossus	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Dingy Mocha Cyclophora pendularia	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
False Mocha Cyclophora porata	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Double Dart Graphiphora augur	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Bordered Gothic Heliophobus reticulata	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk-moth Hemaris tityus	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Grey Carpet Lithostege griseata	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Horehound Long-horn Moth Nemophora fasciella	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Lunar Yellow Underwing Noctua orbona	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Barberry Carpet Pareulype berberata	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Pale Shining Brown Polia bombycina	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Olive Crescent Trisateles emortualis	None	Suffolk Moth Group >
Four-spotted Moth Tyta luctuosa	None	Suffolk Moth Group >

Moths - Research only:

Grey Dagger Acronicta psi
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis
Flounced Chestnut Agrochola helvola
Brown-spot Pinion Agrochola litura
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae
Ear Moth Amphipoea oculea
Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis
Large Nutmeg Apamea anceps
Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa
Deep-brown Dart Aporophyla lutulenta
Garden Tiger Arctia caja
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago
Dark Brocade Blepharita adusta
Minor Shoulder Knot Brachylomia viminalis
Mottled Rustic Caradrina Morpheus
Haworth’s Minor Celaena haworthii
Crescent Celaena leucostigma
Streak Chesias legatella
Broom-Tip Chesias rufata
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata
Oak Lutestring Cymatophorima diluta
Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi
Figure of Eight Diloba caeruleocephala
Small Phoenix Ecliptopera silaceata
September Thorn Ennomos erosaria
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria
August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria
Gallium Carpet Epirrhoe galiata
Autumnal Rustic Eugnorisma glareosa
Spinach Eulithis mellinata
Garden Dart Euxoa nigricans
White-line Dart Euxoa tritici
Double Dart Graphiphora augur
Small Emerald Hemistola chrysoprasaria
Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli
Rustic Hoplodrina blanda
Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
V-moth Macaria wauaria
Lackey Malacosoma Neustria
Dot Moth Melanchra persicariae
Broom Moth Melanchra pisi
Pretty Chalk Carpet Melanthia procellata
Rosy Minor Mesoligia literosa
Shoulder-striped Wainscot Mythimna comma
Oblique Carpet Orthonama vittata
Powered Quaker Orthosia gracilis
Dark Spinach Pelurga comitata
Large Wainscot Rhizedra lutosa
Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata
Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda
Buff Ermine Spilosoma luteum
Anomalous Stilbia anomala
Hedge Rustic Tholera cespitis
Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis
Blood Vein Timandra comae
Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Oak Hook-tip Watsonalla binaria
Dusky Lemon Sallow Xanthia gilvago
Sallow Xanthia icteritia
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Heath Rustic Xestia agathina
Neglected Rustic Xestia castanea

Spiders

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Yellow-striped Bear-spider Arctosa fulvolineata	None
Duffy’s Bell-headed Spider Baryphyma duffeyi	None
Serrated Tongue Spider Centromerus serratus	None
Rosser’s Sac-spider Clubiona rosserae	None
Silky Gallows-spider Dipoena inornata	None
Fen Raft Spider Dolomedes plantarius	None
Heath Grasper Haplodrassus dalmatensis	None
Swamp Lookout Spider Notioscopus sarcinatus	None
Whelk-shell Jumper Pseudeuophrys obsoleta	None

Wasps

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Weevil Hunting Wasp Cerceris quadricincta	None
Fen Mason-wasp Odynerus simillimus	None
5-Banded Tailed Digger Wasp Cerceris quinquefasciata	None

Bugs

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
A Mirid Bug Orthotylus rubidus	None	Suffolk BAP species

Bryophytes

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Pitted Frillwort Fossombronia foveolata	None
Thatch Moss Leptodontium gemmascens	None
Texas Balloonwort Sphaerocarpos texanus	None
Chalk Screw Moss Tortula vahliana	None
Veilwort Pallavicinia lyellii	None

Fungi

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Bearded Tooth Hericium erinaceus	None
Coral Tooth Hericium coralloides	None
Oak Polypore Buglossoporus pulvinus	Oak Polypore 2000
Orange Chanterelle Cantharellus friesii	None
Sandy stilt puffball Battarraea phalloides	Sandy stilt puffball 2003
Pepper Pot Myriostoma coliforme	None
Orchard Tooth Sarcodontia crocea	None
'Tiny Earthstar' Geastrum minimum	None

Lichens

Species	Archived Action Plan	Notes
A Lichen Anaptychia ciliaris subsp. ciliaris	None
A Lichen Bacidia incompta	None
Starry breck-lichen Buellia asterella	Starry breck-lichen 2003
Orange-fruited elm-lichen Caloplaca luteoalba	Orange-fruited elm-lichen 2003
A Lichen Caloplaca virescens	None
A lichen Lecania chlorotiza	None
A Lichen Pyrenula nitida	None
Scaly Breck-lichen Squamarina lentigera	None
A Lichen Toninia physaroides	None
A Lichen Toninia sedifolia	None

Plants

Species	Factsheets	Archived Action Plan	Notes
Early Marsh-orchid (cream flowered) Dactylorhiza incarnata subs. ochroleuca		None
Annual Knawel Scleranthus annuus		None
Basil Thyme Clinopodium acinos		None
Bearded Stonewort Chara canescens		None
Borrer's Saltmarsh-grass Puccinellia fasciculata		None
Broad-leaved Cudweed Fiago pyramidata		None
Corn Buttercup Ranunculus arvensis		None
Cornflower Centaurea cyanus		Cornflower 2007
Crested Cow-wheat Melampyrum cristatum		None
Divided Sedge Carex divisa		None
Field Wormwood Artemisia campestris		None
Fine-leaved Sandwort Minuartia hybrida		None
Fingered Speedwell Veronica triphyllos		None
Flat Sedge Blysmus compressus		None
Fly Orchid Ophrys insectifera		None
Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza viridis		None
Grape-hyacinth Muscari neglectum		None
Greater Water-parsnip Sium latifolium		None
Man orchid Aceras anthropophorum		Man orchid 2007
Stitchwort Stellaria palustris		None
Native Black Poplar Populus nigra ssp.betulifolia		Native Black Poplar 2006	Suffolk Priority species
Pillwort Pilularia globulifera		Pillwort 2000
Prickly Saltwort Salsola kali subs. Kali		None
Purple Milk-vetch Astragalus danicus		None
Rare Spring-sedge Carex ericetorum		None
Red Hemp-nettle Galeopsis angustifolia		None
Red-tipped Cudweed Filago lutescens		Red-tipped Cudweed 2005
Sea Barley Hordeum marinum		None
Shepherd’s needle Scandix pecten-veneris		Shepherd’s needle 2007
Slender Hare's-ear Bupleurum tenuissimum		None
Small Cord-grass Spartina maritima		None
Small-flowered Catchfly Silene gallica		Small-flowered Catchfly 2007
Spanish Catchfly Silene otites		None
Spreading Hedge-parsley Torilis arvensis		Spreading Hedge-parsley 2007
Spring Speedwell Veronica verna		None
Stinking Goosefoot Chenopodium vulvaria		None
Tassel Stonewort Tolypella intricata	Factsheet 1	Tassel Stonewort 2000
Tower Mustard Arabis glabra		Tower Mustard 2005
Tubular Water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa		None
Unspotted Lungwort Pulmonaria obscura		Unspotted Lungwort 2000	Suffolk Priority species