Schedule 9

Schedule 9 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Animals and plants to which section 14 applies: Animals and Plants which are established in the wild

Certain species of plants and animals that do not naturally occur in Great Britain have become established in the wild and represent a threat to the natural fauna and flora. Section 14 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act prohibits the release of any animal species that are

“not ordinarily resident in and is not a regular visitor to Great Britain in a wild state”

and specifically those listed in Schedule 9 Part 1. Section 14 also prohibits the establishment of non- native plant species.

Variations and amendment history:

Statutory Instrument 2010 No. 609 The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England and Wales) Order 2010

Category

Schedule

Animals and Plants which are 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

6 comments

  1. Chris says:

    typo at the top Greta Britain …

  2. UKW says:

    Thanks for that- Fixed ; )

  3. Dimitar says:

    Is it an offence to keep mandarin duck (captured in the wild)?

  4. UKW says:

    It would be an offence to re-release it once captured! The status of the mandarin duck is a curious one – Although not indigneous to the UK the UK population, resulting from releases from collections, represents a sizeable proportion of the world population. Habitat loss in Thailand and other parts of the species’ natural range have greatly reduced their numbers.

  5. Keith says:

    Your “quote” of “not ordinarily resident in and is not a not regular visitor to Great Britain in a wild state” contains an extra “not”.

  6. Angela Smith says:

    I can’t find Spanish Bluebells on the list. These constitute an enormous risk to our native bluebells as they readily crossbreed. These pernicious foreigners definitely should be proscribed.

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