Naturenet: Schedule 5 Animals

Schedule 5 Animals

Protection for wild animals on Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981

Section 9
Part 1	intentional killing, injuring, taking
Part 2	possession or control (live or dead animal, part or derivative)
Part 4 (a)	damage to, destruction of, obstruction of access to any structure or place used by a scheduled animal for shelter or protection
Part 4 (b)	disturbance of animal occupying such a structure or place
Part 5 (a)	selling, offering for sale, possessing or transporting for the purpose of sale (live or dead animal, part or derivative)
Part 5 (b)	advertising for buying or selling such things

Scientific name	English name	Sections of Act applicible (where complete protection is not afforded), and other notes. Unless stated, all sections apply.	Year scheduled
Mammals
Arvicola terrestris	Water vole		1998, 9(4) only; 2008, all sections
Cetacea	All dolphins, porpoises, whales		Tursiops truncatus & Delphinus delphis - 1981; rest - 1988
Felis silvestris	Wildcat		1988
Lutra lutra	Otter		1981
Martes martes	Pine marten		1988
Muscardinus avellanarius	Dormouse		1988
Odobenus rosmarus	Walrus		1988
Sciurus vulgaris	Red squirrel		1981
Vespertilionidae and	All bats		1981
Rhinolophidae
Reptiles
Anguis fragilis	Slow worm	Killing & injuring S.9(1) (part); sale S.9(5)	S.9(5) - 1981; S.9(1) - 1988
Cheloniidae and Dermochelyidae	All turtles		1988
Coronella austriaca	Smooth snake		1981
Lacerta agilis	Sand lizard		1981
Lacerta vivipara	Viviparous lizard	Killing & injuring S.9(1) (part); sale S.9(5)	S.9(5) - 1981; S.9(1) - 1988
Natrix natrix	Grass snake	Killing & injuring S.9(1) (part); sale S.9(5)	S.9(5) - 1981; S.9(1) - 1988
Vipera berus	Adder	Killing & injuring S.9(1) (part): sale S.9(5)	S.9(5) - 1981; S.9(1) - 1991
Amphibians
Bufo bufo	Common toad	Sale only S.9(5)	1981
Bufo calamita	Natterjack toad		1981
Rana temporaria	Common frog	Sale only S.9(5)	1981
Triturus cristatus	Warty (great crested) newt		1981
Triturus helveticus	Palmate newt	Sale only S.9(5)	1981
Triturus vulgaris	Smooth newt	Sale only S.9(5)	1981
Fish
Acipenser sturio	Sturgeon		1992
Alosa alosa	Allis shad	Killing, injuring & taking S.9(1),(4)(a)	S.9(1) - 1991, S.9(4)(a) - 1998
Alosa fallax	Twaite shad	Damage/destruction of place of shelter/protection S.9(4)(a) only	1998
Cetorhinus maximus	Basking shark		1998
Squatina squatina	Shark, Angel	in respect of section 9(1) only and with respect to England, other than the excluded waters, only. The protection afforded to angel shark does not apply to those territorial waters between 6 and 12 nautical miles from baselines.	2008
Coregonus albula	Vendace		1988
Coregonus lavaretus	Whitefish		1988
Gobius cobitis	Giant goby		1998
Gobius couchii	Couch's goby		1998
Lota lota	Burbot		1981
Hippocampus hippocampus	Seahorse, Short Snouted	with respect to England only	2008
Hippocampus guttulatus	Seahorse, Spiny	with respect to England only	2008
Butterflies
Apatura iris	Purple emperor	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Argynnis adippe	High brown fritillary		1992 (previously sale only)
Aricia artaxerxes	Northern brown argus	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Boloria euphrosyne	Pearl-bordered fritillary	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Carterocephalus palaemon	Checkered skipper	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Coenonympha tullia	Large heath	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Cupido minimus	Small blue	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Erebia epiphron	Mountain ringlet	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Eurodryas aurinia	Marsh fritillary	Sale only S.9(5) Full protection	S.9(5) - 1989 1998
Hamearis lucina	Duke of Burgundy	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Hesperia comma	Silver-spotted	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Leptidea sinapis	Wood white	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Lycaena dispar	Large copper	Sale only S.9(5) Full protection	S.9(5) - 1989 1998
Lysandra bellargus	Adonis blue	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Lysandra coridon	Chalkhill blue	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Maculinea arion	Large blue		1981
Melitaea cinxia	Glanville fritillary	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Mellicta athalia (Melitaea athalia)	Heath fritillary		1981
Nymphalis polychloros	Large tortoiseshell	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Papilio machaon	Swallowtail		1981
Plebejus argus	Silver-studded blue	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Strymonidia pruni	Black hairstreak	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Strymonidia w-album	White-letter hairstreak	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Thecla betulae	Brown hairstreak	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Thymelicus acteon	Lulworth skipper	Sale only S.9(5)	1989
Moths
Acosmetia caliginosa	Reddish buff		1981
Bembecia chrysidiformis	Fiery clearwing		1998
Gortyna borelii	Fisher's estuarine moth		1998
Hadena irregularis	Viper's bugloss	Removed, believed extinct	1988 1998
Pareulype berberata	Barberry carpet		1981
Siona lineata	Black-veined		1981
Thalera fimbrialis	Sussex emerald		1992
Thetidia smaragdaria	Essex emerald		1981
Zygaena viciae	New Forest burnet		1981
Beetles
Chrysolina cerealis	Rainbow leaf beetle		1981
Curimopsis nigrita	Mire pill beetle	Damage/destruction of place of shelter/protection S.9(4)(a) only	1992
Graphoderus zonatus	Water beetle		1992
Hydrochara caraboides	Lesser silver water beetle		1992
Hypebaeus flavipes	Beetle		1992
Limoniscus violaceus	Violet click beetle		1988
Lucanus cervus	Stag beetle	Sale only S.9(5)	1998
Paracymus aeneus	Water beetle		1992
Hemipteran bugs
Cicadetta montana	New Forest cicada		1988
Crickets
Decticus verrucivorus	Wart-biter		1981
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa	Mole cricket		1981
Gryllus campestris	Field cricket		1981
Dragonflies
Aeshna isosceles	Norfolk aeshna		1981
Coenagrion mercuriale	Southern damselfly		1998
Spiders
Dolomedes plantarius	Fen raft spider		1981
Eresus niger (cinaberinus)	Ladybird spider		1981
Crustaceans
Austropotamobius pallipes	Atlantic stream (white-clawed) crayfish	Taking S.9(1) (part); sale S.9(5)	1988
Chirocephalus diaphanus	Fairy shrimp		1988
Gammarus insensibilis	Lagoon sand shrimp		1988
Triops cancriformis	Apus		1988
Sea-mats
Victorella pavida	Trembling sea-mat		1988
Molluscs
Atrina fragilis	Fan mussel	Killing & injuring S.9(1); possession S9(2); sale S.9(5)	1998
Caecum armoricum	De Folin's lagoon snail		1992
Catinella arenaria	Sandbowl snail		1981
Margaritifera margaritifera	Pearl mussel	Full protection	S.9(1) - 1991 1998
Monacha cartusiana	Carthusian snail		1981-1988 Removed from Schedule 5 in 1988
Myxas glutinosa	Glutinous snail		1981
Paludinella littorina	Lagoon snail		1992
Tenellia adspersa	Lagoon sea slug		1992
Thyasira gouldi	Northern hatchet-shell		1992
Helix pomatia	Roman Snail	in respect of section 9(1), (2) and (5) only and with respect to England only	2008
Annelid worms
Alkmaria romijni	Tentacled lagoon-worm		1992
Armandia cirrhosa	Lagoon sandworm		1988
Hirudo medicinalis	Medicinal leech		1988
Sea anemones and allies
Clavopsella navis	Marine hydroid		1998
Edwardsia ivelli	Ivell's sea anemone		1988
Eunicella verrucosa	Pink sea-fan	Killing, injuring & taking S.9(1); possession S9(2); sale S.9(5)	1992
Nematostella vectensis	Starlet sea anemone		1988

This page is based on information taken from JNCC in 2005 and with subsequent amendments.