The identification of regionally important species is mainly limited to fairly well recorded groups across the whole region
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Species

The species identified in this Audit are those which are found in North West England, that is, they:

  • have, or are likely to have, resident wild population, or
  • are regular migrant (occurring in at least 3 out of 5 years), or
  • have become extinct recently but remain a conservation issue in the region,

and meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • they are UK Priority Species (a revised version of the former ‘short’ and ‘middle’ lists species in the 1995 Report) and / or UK Species of Conservation Concern (formerly ‘long’ list species);
  • they are nationally recognised rare / scarce species;
  • they are endemic taxa found only in the UK;
  • they have been identified as regionally important species

Collectively they are termed Species of Conservation Importance in North West England, and in total number 1939.

Please note - the content in this section are taken directly from the 1999 Audit and have not been updated. Please see the UKBAP website for an update list of species identified nationally.

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