Statutory Instruments
WILDLIFE
Made
1st October 1992
Laid before Parliament
8th October 1992
Coming into force
29th October 1992
The Secretary of State—
having received a representation made jointly to him by the Nature Conservancy Councils;
having given any local authority affected and any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order;
being of the opinion that the animals and plants referred to in articles 2 and 3(1) of this Order are in danger of extinction in Great Britain or likely to become so endangered unless conservation measures are taken, and that the plants referred to in article 3(2) below are no longer so endangered or likely to become so endangered;
in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 22(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981(1), and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 29th October 1992.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
2.—(1) The following animals are hereby added to Schedule 5 to the Act:
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Beetle | Graphoderus zonatus |
| Beetle | Hypebaeus flavipes |
| Beetle | Paracymus aeneus |
| Beetle, Lesser Silver Water | Hydrochara caraboides |
| Beetle, Mire Pill (in respect of section 9(4)(a) only) | Curimopsis nigrita |
| Hatchet Shell, Northern | Thyasira gouldi |
| Lagoon Snail | Paludinella littorina |
| Lagoon Snail, De Folin's | Caecum armoricum |
| Lagoon Worm, Tentacled | Alkmaria romijni |
| Moth, Sussex Emerald | Thalera fimbrialis |
| Sea Fan, Pink (in respect of section 9(1), 9(2) and 9(5) only) | Eunicella verrucosa |
| Sea Slug, Lagoon | Tenellia adspersa |
| Sturgeon | Acipenser sturio |
(2) The following entry is hereby added to Schedule 5 to the Act in substitution for the existing entry relating to the high brown fritillary butterfly (argynnis adippe)(2):
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Butterfly, High Brown Fritillary | Argynnis adippe |
3.—(1) The following plants are hereby added to Schedule 8 to the Act:
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Blackwort | Southbya nigrella |
| Caloplaca, Snow | Caloplaca nivalis |
| Catapyrenium, Tree | Catapyrenium psoromoides |
| Catillaria, Laurer's | Catellaria laureri |
| Centaury, Slender | Centaurium tenuiflorum |
| Cladonia, Upright Mountain | Cladonia stricta |
| Clary, Meadow | Salvia pratensis |
| Crystalwort, Lizard | Riccia bifurca |
| Cudweed, Broad-leaved | Filago pyramidata |
| Dock, Shore | Rumex rupestris |
| Earwort, Marsh | Jamesoniella undulifolia |
| Flapwort, Norfolk | Leiocolea rutheana |
| Frostwort, Pointed | Gymnomitrion apiculatum |
| Gentian, Dune | Gentianella uliginosa |
| Gentian, Early | Gentianella anglica |
| Grimmia, Blunt-leaved | Grimmia unicolor |
| Gyalecta, Elm | Gyalecta ulmi |
| Hawkweed, Northroe | Hieracium northroense |
| Hawkweed, Shetland | Hieracium zetlandicum |
| Hawkweed, Weak-leaved | Hieracium attenuatifolium |
| Lecanactis, Churchyard | Lecanactis hemisphaerica |
| Lecanora, Tarn | Lecanora archariana |
| Lecidea, Copper | Lecidea inops |
| Lichen, Arctic Kidney | Nephroma arcticum |
| Lichen, Ciliate Strap | Heterodermia leucomelos |
| Lichen, Coralloid Rosette | Heterodermia propagulifera |
| Lichen, Ear-lobed Dog | Peltigera lepidophora |
| Lichen, Forked Hair | Bryoria furcellata |
| Lichen, Golden Hair | Teloschistes flavicans |
| Lichen, Orange Fruited Elm | Caloplaca luteoalba |
| Lichen, River Jelly | Collema dichotomum |
| Lichen, Scaly Breck | Squamarina lentigera |
| Lichen, Stary Breck | Buellia asterella |
| Liverwort | Petallophyllum ralfsi |
| Liverwort, Lindenberg’s Leafy | Adelanthus lindenbergianus |
| Moss | Drepanocladius vernicosus |
| Moss, Alpine Copper | Mielichoferia mielichoferi |
| Moss, Baltic Bog | Sphagnum balticum |
| Moss, Blue Dew | Saelania glaucescens |
| Moss, Blunt-leaved Bristle | Orthotrichum obtusifolium |
| Moss, Bright Green Cave | Cyclodictyon laetevirens |
| Moss, Cordate Beard | Barbula cordata |
| Moss, Cornish Path | Ditrichum cornubicum |
| Moss, Derbyshire Feather | Thamnobryum angustifolium |
| Moss, Dune Thread | Bryum mamillatum |
| Moss, Glaucous Beard | Barbula glauca |
| Moss, Green Shield | Buxbaumia viridis |
| Moss, Hair Silk | Plagiothecium piliferum |
| Moss, Knothole | Zygodon forsteri |
| Moss, Large Yellow Feather | Scorpidium turgescens |
| Moss, Millimetre | Micromitrium tenerum |
| Moss, Multifruited River | Cryphaea lamyana |
| Moss, Nowell’s Limestone | Zygodon gracilis |
| Moss, Rigid Apple | Bartramia stricta |
| Moss, Round-leaved Feather | Rhyncostegium rotundifolium |
| Moss, Schleicher’s Thread | Bryum schleicheri |
| Moss, Triangular Pygmy | Acaulon triquetrum |
| Moss, Vaucher’s Feather | Hypnum vaucheri |
| Mudwort, Welsh | Limosella australis |
| Naiad, Slender | Najas flexilis |
| Orache, Stalked | Halimione pedunculata |
| Orchid, Lapland Marsh | Dactylorhiza lapponica |
| Pannaria, Caledonia | Pannaria ignobilis |
| Parmelia, New Forest | Parmelia minarum |
| Parmentaria, Oil Stain | Parmentaria chilensis |
| Penny-cress, Perfoliate | Thlaspi perfoliatum |
| Pertusaria, Alpine Moss | Pertusaria bryontha |
| Physcia, Southern Grey | Physcia tribacioides |
| Pine, Ground | Ajuga chamaepitys |
| Plantain, Floating Water | Luronium natans |
| Pseudocyphellaria, Ragged | Pseudocyphellaria lacerata |
| Psora, Rusty Alpine | Psora rubiformis |
| Rampion, Spiked | Phyteuma spicatum |
| Rustworth, Western | Marsupella profunda |
| Saxifrage, Marsh | Saxifrage hirulus |
| Solenopsora, Serpentine | Solenopsora liparina |
| Stonewort, Bearded | Chara canescens |
| Turpswort | Geocalyx graveolens |
(2) The following plants are hereby removed from Schedule 8 to the Act:
| Common Name | Scientific Name |
|---|---|
| Lavender, Sea | { Limonium paradoxum |
| { Limonium recurvum | |
| Spurge, Purple | Euphorbia peplis |
Michael Howard
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Department of the Environment
1st October 1992
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order, which applies throughout Great Britain, varies Schedules 5 and 8 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, which list animals and plants protected under that Act.
Article 2 adds eleven animals generally to Schedule 5, confers limited protection on two animals and extends the protection afforded to one animal.
Article 3 adds seventy-eight plants to Schedule 8 and removes three plants from protection.
1981 c. 69. Section 22(3) was amended by paragraph 11(5) of Schedule 9 to the Environmental Protection Act1990 (c. 43).
The high brown fritillary butterfly was added to Schedule 5, in respect of section 9(5) only, by S.I. 1989/906.