
2011 No. 2015
Wildlife, England And Wales
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) (England and Wales) Order 2011
Made 11th August 2011
Laid before Parliament 22nd August 2011
Laid before the National Assembly for Wales 22nd August 2011
Coming into force 1st October 2011

The Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the Welsh Ministers, in relation to Wales—
(a) have received a representation made to them by the GB conservation bodies acting through the Joint Nature Conservation Committee in accordance with Part 2 of the Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006;
(b) in accordance with section 26(4)(a) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, have given any local authority affected and any other person affected an opportunity to submit objections or representations with respect to the subject matter of this Order;
(c) are of the opinion that the animals and plants referred to in articles 2(2), (5), (6) and 3(2) of this Order are in danger of extinction in Great Britain or likely to become so endangered unless conservation measures are taken; and
(d) are of the opinion that the animals and plants referred to in articles 2(3) and 3(3) of this Order are no longer so endangered or likely to become so endangered.

In exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 22(3) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers make the following Order.
Citation, commencement and extent
1 
This Order—
(a) may be cited as the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) (England and Wales) Order 2011;
(b) comes into force on 1st October 2011; and
(c) extends to England and Wales only.
Variation of Schedule 5
2 

(1) Schedule 5 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (animals which are protected) is amended as follows.
(2) Insert, at the appropriate place in each case, the animals listed in Schedule 1.
(3) Omit the animals listed in Schedule 2.
(4) In the entry relating to “Lagoon Worm, Tentacled”, in the first column, after “Tentacled” insert “(in respect of section 9(4)(a) only)”.
(5) In the entry relating to “Shad, Twaite”, in the first column, for “section 9(4)(a)” substitute “section 9(1) and (4)(a)”.
(6) In the entry relating to “Shark, Angel”, in the first column, for the words from “(in respect of” to “waters, only)” substitute “(in respect of section 9(1), (2) and (5) only)”.
(7) In the entry relating to “Shrimp, Lagoon Sand”, in the first column, after “Sand” insert “(in respect of section 9(4)(a) only)”.
(8) Omit Note 2.
Variation of Schedule 8
3 

(1) Schedule 8 to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (plants which are protected) is amended as follows.
(2) Insert, at the appropriate place in each case, the plants listed in Schedule 3.
(3) Omit the plants listed in Schedule 4.
Richard Benyon
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
11th August 2011
John Griffiths
Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development,
one of the Welsh Ministers
9th August 2011
SCHEDULE 1
Animals Added to Schedule 5 to the Act
Article 2(2)


Common name Scientific name
Frog, Pool (Northern Clade) (in respect of section 9(4)(b) and (c) only and with respect to England only) Pelophylax lessonae
Moth, Talisker Burnet (in respect of section 9(5) only) Zygaena lonicerae subspecies jocelynae
Moth, Slender Scotch Burnet (in respect of section 9(5) only) Zygaena loti subspecies scotica
Skate, White (in respect of section 9(1), (2) and (5) only) Rostroraja alba
SCHEDULE 2
Animals Removed from Schedule 5 to the Act
Article 2(3)


Common name Scientific name
Moth, Essex EmeraldLagoon Snail Thetidia smaragdariaPaludinella littorina
SCHEDULE 3
Plants Added to Schedule 8 to the Act
Article 3(2)


Common name Scientific name
Rock Nail Calicium corynellum
Tree Lungwort (in respect of section 13(2) only) Lobaria pulmonaria
SCHEDULE 4
Plants Removed from Schedule 8 to the Act
Article 3(3)


Common name Scientific name
Helleborine, Young’s Epipactis youngiana
Lecanactis, Churchyard Lecanactis hemisphaerica
Moss, Dune Thread Bryum mamillatum
Threadmoss, Long-leaved Bryum neodamense