Welcome to the unofficial listing of species included in the Schedules 1 to 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The Purpose of this section is to give on-line access to the various schedules of the act in order to provide a common point of reference for those with an interest in conservation.
What is the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981?
The Wildlife and Countryside Act came in to force in 1981 and is domestic legislation for Great Britain that repeals existing wildlife legislation such as:
- Protection of Birds Acts 1954 to 1967;
- Conservation of Wild Creatures and Wild Plants Act 1975;
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 covers the provisions made in these previous acts and provides additional provision for species and countryside protection.
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 -
- prohibits certain methods of killing or taking wild animals;
- amends the law relating to protection of certain mammals;
- restricts the introduction of certain animals and plants;
- amends the Endangered Species (Import & Export)Act 1976;
- amends the law relating to nature conservation, the countryside and National Parks
- makes provision with respect to the Countryside Commission;
- amends the law relating to public rights of way; and for connected purposes.
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 – Chapter 69 – HMSO
Currently, there is no Official on-line listing.
TheWildlife and Countryside Act 1981 is the primary legislation in Great Britain for the protection of flora, fauna and the countryside. The Wildlife (Northern Ireland) Order is a separate act for Northern Ireland. The Wildlife and Countryside Act includes the UK’s domestic implementation of the species protection of the European Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds (79/409).
The Various schedules are provided as tables on tabbed pages. The data are from the UKWildlife Species Protection Database which contains full listings of species included in legislation, conventions, international agreements and other ‘lists’ of species protection and conservation importance.
Any comments will be gratefully received! The listings are provided ‘as-is’ and are static outputs from the database. We will be providing on-line access to the database in the near future.
Contents
Schedules |
Description |
Birds |
Schedules 1 – 4 |
| Birds which are protected by special penalties | Schedule 1 |
| Birds which may be killed or taken | Schedule 2 |
| Birds which may be sold | Schedule 3 |
| Birds which must be registered and ringed if kept in captivity | Schedule 4 |
Animals which are Protected |
Schedule 5 & 6 |
| Animals which are protected | Schedule 5 |
| Animals which may not be killed or taken by certain methods | Schedule 6 |
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Plants which are protected |
Schedule 8 |
| Plants which are protected from: intentional picking, uprooting or destruction (Section 13 1a); selling, offering for sale, possessing or transporting for the purpose of sale (live or dead, part or derivative) (Section 13 2a); advertising (any of these) for buying or selling (Section 13 2b). | Schedule 8 |
Species Established in the Wild |
Schedule 9 |
| Animals which are established in the wild | Schedule 9 Part 1 |
| Plants which are established in the wild | Schedule 9 Part 2 |
