Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (c. 69)

SCHEDULES

Sections 11 and 22.

SCHEDULE 6 E+W+S Animals which may not be Killed or Taken by Certain Methods

Common name	Scientific name
Badger	Meles meles
[F1 Bats, Horseshoe (all species)	Rinolophidae]
[F1 Bats, Typical (all species)	Vespertilionidae]
[F1 Cat, Wild	Felis silvestris]
[F1 Dolphin, Bottle-nosed	Tursiops truncatus (otherwise known as Tursiops tursio)]
[F1 Dolphin, Common	Delphinis delphis]
[F1 Dormice (all species)	Gliridae]
Hedgehog	Erinaceus europaeus
[F1 Marten, Pine	Martes martes]
[F1 Otter, Common	Lutra lutra]
[F1 Polecat	Mustela putorius]
[F1 Porpoise, Harbour (otherwise known as Common porpoise)	Phocaena phocaena]
Shrews (all species)	Soricidae
Squirrel, Red	Sciurus vulgaris

Textual Amendments

F1 Entries in Sch. 6 repealed (S.) (29.6.2011) by Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 6) , ss. 19 , 43(1) (with s. 41(1)); S.S.I. 2011/279 , art. 2(1)(k)

Note. The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.