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7th Quinquennial Review of Schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) - 2021
7th Quinquennial Review of Schedules 5 and 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) - 2021
SCHEDULE 8 Plants which are Protected
SCHEDULE 8 Plants which are Protected
The Information Pack explains the new selection criteria, provides a timetable, and explains the process to be used by stakeholders.
Table 1. The QQR Review Group recommendations 1. an objective measure of endangerment should be used as the basis for selecting species eligible for listing on Schedules 5 or 8; 2. species that are IUCN nationally/regionally Critically Endangered or Endangered in Great Britain, or are shown to satisfy the criteria for Critically Endangered or Endangered, are eligible for listing on Schedules 5 or 8; 3. a species’ structure or place of shelter is a recognisable shelter or place that provides elements of habitat essential for its survival by virtue of being used regularly or permanently for protection, reproduction, growth, resting, hibernating, raising young etc.; and 4. the following definition of destroying a plant or fungus is proposed: to “destroy” a plant or fungus means the deliberate removal of or damage to the substrate to which the plant or fungi is attached and / or rooted or doing anything to the plant or fungus which will kill it.
Changes to legislation: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, SCHEDULE 8 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 July 2023.
Changes to legislation: Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, SCHEDULE 8 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 28 July 2023.
'Nature Recovery for Our Survival, Prosperity and Wellbeing'
'Nature Recovery for Our Survival, Prosperity and Wellbeing'
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 was enacted primarily to implement the Birds Directive and Bern Convention in Great Britain. The Act received royal assent on 30 October 1981 and was brought into force in incremental steps. It is supplemented by the Wildlife and Countryside (Service of Notices) Act 1985, which relates to notices served under the 1981 Act.
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Reference date 2022·11·22
Citation
JNCC, Natural England, Council for Nature Conservation and the Countryside, Northern Ireland Environment Agency, NatureScot & Natural Resources Wales. 2022. Nature Recovery for Our Survival, Prosperity and Wellbeing: A Joint Statement by the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies of the UK. JNCC, Peterborough.
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'Nature Recovery for Our Survival, Prosperity and Wellbeing' is a Joint Statement by the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies of the UK.
the Wildlife and Countryside Act has been amended and supplemented over the past 40 years, by provisions in a number of other pieces of legislation
the Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act 2000 and
the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 (in England and Wales);
and the Nature Conservation (Scotland) Act 2004 (in Scotland)
and Wildlife and Natural Environment (Scotland) Act 2011.
Note this list is not exhaustive.
In Northern Ireland, the main legislation is contained in the Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order 1985 (as amended),
the Nature Conservation and Amenity Lands (Northern Ireland) Order 1985,
the Wildlife and Countryside Act
the Wildlife and Countryside Act
four parts and 17 schedules, which cover:
Part 1: Wildlife (includes protection of birds, animals and plants; and measures to prevent the establishment of non-native species which may be detrimental to native wildlife).
Part 2: Nature conservation, the countryside and National Parks (including the designation of protected areas).
Part 3: Public rights of way.
Part 4: Miscellaneous provisions of the act.
A statutory review of Schedules 5 and 8 (protected wild animals (excluding birds) and plants respectively) is undertaken every five years (referred to as the Quinquennial review of species).
Periodic reviews of the remaining schedules, including Schedule 9 (in relation to non-native species), are is also undertaken. These reviews are undertaken by the country nature conservation bodies and co-ordinated by JNCC.
SSSI Guidelines
SSSI Guidelines
Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended), the country nature conservation bodies have a duty to notify any area of land which in their opinion is 'of special interest by reason of any of its flora, fauna, or geological or physiographical features' – these areas are known as Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs). In 1989 the then Nature Conservancy Council published guidelines for the selection of biological SSSIs. Since 1991, JNCC has been the focus for the production and revision of the guidelines.
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JNCC's Resource Hub allows you to explore, download and reuse our corporate, technical and scientific information. In support of our commitment to open access data we produce a broad range of reports and other types of publication, plus a number of datasets.
In November 2022, the UK's Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies published a Joint Statement entitled Nature Recovery for Our Survival, Prosperity and Wellbeing. The Joint Statement highlights the critical role of nature recovery in our survival, prosperity and wellbeing; along with the contribution that the UK's nature conservation bodies can make in achieving the recovery of nature.
The Joint Statement builds on Nature Positive 2030, produced by the Statutory Nature Conservation Bodies in September 2021.
A downloadable version of the Joint Statement is provided here in PDF format. A Welsh language version is also available.
For further information, visit the Nature Recovery Joint Statement webpage.
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