List of Species and Habitats

Species

The Cumbria Biodiversity Action Plan identified 21 vunerable species in urgent need of conservation.  Action Plans have been written for these species which are listed under the headings below.

Mammals

  • Bats
  • Red Squirrel
  • Water Vole 

Birds

  • Barn Owl
  • Song Thrush 

Fish

  • Vendace

Amphibians

  • Great Crested Newts
  • Natterjack Toad

Snails

  • Geyer's Whorl Snail 
  • Sandbowl Snail

Butterflies & Moths

  • High Brown Fritillary
  • Pearl-Bordered Fritillary

Dragonflies

  • Variable Damselfly 
  • White-Faced Darter

Beetles

  • A Water Beetle - Hydroporus rufifrons 

Flies

  • Caddisfly-Glossosoma intermedium

Mosses

  • Slender Green Feather-Moss

Lichens

  • A Lichen - Lobaria amplissima

Vascular Plants

  • Juniper

Habitats

The Cumbria Biodiversity Action Plan identified 18 vunerable habitats in urgent need of conservation.  Action Plans have been written for these habitats which are listed under the headings below.

Aquatic

  • Mesotrophic Standing Waters 
  • Rivers and Streams 

Agricultural

  • Ancient and/or Species-Rich Hedgerows 
  • Calcareous Grassland
  • Hay Meadows and Lowland Pastures
  • Limestone Pavement
  • Purple Moor-Grass and Rush Pasture 

Coastal

  • Coastal Habitats
  • Honeycomb Worm Reefs 

Upland

  • Blanket Bog
  • Upland Heathland 

Wetland

  • Basin Mire 
  • Lowland Raised Mire
  • Reedbed  

Wildlife & People

  • Cities, Towns and Villages

Woodland

  • Upland Oak Woodland
  • Upland Mixed Ashwood
  • Wet Woodland