Date of update |
Source list and explanation of change
made |
July 2018 |
The following Red Lists have been added:
This
includes the new designation 'Spider Amber List'.
The following Genus has been expanded to include all species
occurring in Great Britain for the Wildlife & Countryside
Schedules:
Circus (Harrier), Gavia (Divers) and Loxia
(Crossbills)
IUCN 2001 European Red List designations have been included for
non-native terrestrial mammal species occurring in Great Britain
which have not been assessed in any published Red List for Great
Britain.
Environment (Wales) Act 2016 - Species of
Principal Importance in Wales (section 7) list has replaced
the Welsh section 42 list of the Natural Environment and Rural
Communities Act 2006.
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January 2018
|
The following Red List has been added:
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November 2017 |
The following Red Lists have been added:
-
A review of the Hemiptera of Great Britain: The shieldbugs and
allied families (2016)
-
A review of the status of the mayflies (Ephemeroptera) of Great
Britain (2016)
-
A review of the status of the caddis flies (Trichoptera) of Great
Britain (2016)
-
A review of the beetles of Great Britain: Ground Beetles
(Carabidae) (2016)
-
A review of the status of the beetles of Great Britain: The stag
beetles, dor beetles, dung beetles, chafers and their allies –
Lucanidae, Geotrupidae, Trogidae and Scarabaeidae (2016)
-
A Provisional Assessment of the Status of Acalyptratae flies in the
UK (2016)
-
A review of the status of the beetles of Great Britain: The clown
beetles and false clown beetles - Histeridae and Sphaeritidae
(2017)
-
A Provisional Assessment of the Status of Calypterate flies in the
UK (2017)
-
A review of the status of Larger Brachycera flies of Great Britain
(2017)
-
A review of the status of the beetles of Great Britain: The
wood-boring beetles, spider beetles, woodworm, false powder-post
beetles, hide beetles and their allies – Derodontidoidea
(Derodontidae) and Bostrichoidea
(Dermestidae, Bostrichidae and Ptinidae) (2017)
|
July 2017 |
A number of taxon designation corrections have been made, as
well as clarification of designation categories within the Vascular
Plant Red List for England and Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and
Countryside Act. Taxon designations with the UK Species Inventory
have been checked and updated against the main JNCC Taxon
Designations collation so that the two collations are
comparable. |
Nov 2016 |
In the version published in July 2016, the Summary for each
taxon spreadsheet only included the first designation for each
taxon under each of the reporting categories. This has been
corrected to include all the taxon's designations under the
reporting categories, as listed within the Master List. |
July 2016 |
In the version published in May 2016, four species from "A
review of the Orthoptera (grasshoppers and crickets) and allied
species of Great Britain (2015)" had been matched accidentally to
Algae and Non-vascular plant species names and recommended taxon
version keys. This has now been corrected. |
May 2016 |
The following Red Lists have been added:
The following lists have been updated:
The previous versions of these two lists have been archived by
JNCC and are not shown on this spreadsheet.
Pipistrelle designations have been reviewed, so that the
correct taxa are applied to each designation. This means that in
cases where all bats are protected, three pipistrelle taxa have
been listed, these being:
- Pipistrellus pipistrellus sensu lato (Schreber, 1774)
- common pipistrelle/soprano pipistrelle unseparated.
- Pipistrellus pipistrellus sensu stricto (Schreber,
1774) - common pipistrelle separated from soprano pipistrelle.
- Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825) - soprano
pipistrelle.
The recommended taxon names, authorities and taxon version
keys have been updated in line with the latest version of the
Natural History Museum’s UK's Species Inventory (May
2016).
|
Aug 2014 |
In the version published in April 2014, several species were
incorrectly assigned to a designation listed as Schedule 2 of the
Wildlife and Countryside Act. These have now been removed. |
Apr 2014 |
The Master List has been updated and amended as follows:
JNCC have updated all of the recommended taxon names,
authorities and other attributes including taxon version keys
(unique identifier codes for each taxon) to correspond with the
latest version (March 2014) of the
Natural History Museum’s UK species inventory.
|
Oct 2011 |
Updated the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) list to include
the insertion of Capercaillie (2001) for Scotland. |
Jul 2011 |
- Added a column into the 'Master List' and 'Summary for each
taxon' sheets which contains links to the NBN Gateway Interactive
Mapper for the relevant species.
- Added Lycia zonaria subsp. britannica to the 1997 BAP
list, a previous omission.
|
Jun 2011 |
Amended little ringed plover entry on BOCC 3 list to ringed
plover. |
Feb 2011 |
Taxon Version Key column has been updated. |
Jan 2011 |
- 'Current Taxon Name' column has been updated.
Corrections:
- All references to the 'Bonn Convention' removed as this is
another name for the Convention on Migratory Species.
- The RDB designation for 'Carabus intricatus' as
endangered had been archived and therefore absent from the
spreadsheet. This was incorrect and has been amended.
- The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 2010:
Schedules 3 and 4 updated to Schedules 4 and 5 respectively. The
Schedules retain their meanings ('Animals which may not be taken or
killed in certain ways' and 'European protected species of plants')
and their designated species.
|
Jan 2011 |
- This update includes the lists OSPAR, Northern Ireland Priority
Species, Red List of Water Beetles and 'The IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species (2010)' (downloaded 13/12/2010). Note: the water
beetles list de-designates a number of Notable B species which
no-longer appear in the collation.
- Species authorites and attributes were added to the master list
and summary table, along with minor formatting changes.
- The taxon version keys for the following beetles were updated:
Potamonectes griseostriatus (NBNSYS0000007575 to
NHMSYS0020704746), Mycetoporus longicornis
(NBNSYS0000023593 to NHMSYS0020704744)and Sibinia primitus
(NBNSYS0000025479 to NBNSYS0000156731). Also updated Sibinia
primitus to Sibinia primita.
Corrections:
- The recommended name for Phymatolithon calcareum on
the UK Priority species list and the UK Biodiversity Long List was
corrected to Phymatolithon calcareum, from
Phymatholithon calcareum.
- Taraxacum palustrisquamum has been amended to
Taraxacum palustrisquameum.
- The Bonn convention source was updated to a daughter agreement
of the Convention on Migratory Species.
- The designation for pipistrellus pygmaeus under the Bern
Convention was corrected, from Bern III to Bern II.
- Added missing taxon version keys and recommended taxon names.
The 'designated name' column has also been updated.
|
Oct 2010 |
This update fixes a few errors:
- Amends the scientific name for Whimbrel to Numenius
phaeopus where designated under the 'Birds of Conservation
Concern 3' list.
- Removes the common name for Numenius minutus as
designated under the 'Bonn Convention' (previously incorrect and
the original list did not specifiy a common name for this
species).
- Amends the source description for the 'Bern Convention'.
- Rectifies a difference in species between the master and
summary sheets.
- Amends the taxon version keys for Pipistrellus
pipistrellus, Oberea oculata and Hieracium sect.
Alpestria.
- Amends the statuses of butterflies in the 2010 Red
List.
- Corrects the taxon group for Coregonus
clupeoides.
It also adds a taxon version key collumn into the summary
sheet as requested.
|
Jul 2010 |
This update includes the following new lists and
amendments:
- A new Red List of British Butterflies, Fox, R., Warren, M.S.,
and Brereton, T.M. (2010), Species Status 12; 1-32. Joint Nature
Conservation Committee, Peterborough.
- Bern Convention Appendix III: Special protection through
'appropriate and necessary legislative and administrative
measures', of the listed wild fauna species. Any exploitation of
listed animal species to be subject to regulation.
- The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994
(NI). Schedule 2: European Protected Species of Animals (1995),
Amendment to Schedule 2 (2004), Schedule 3: Animals which may not
be taken or killed in certain ways (1995), Schedule 4: European
Protected Species of Plants.
- Revised list of nationally rare bryophytes (2010) Preston, C.,
Field Bryology 100
- Convention on Migratory Species Daughter Agreements: Agreement
on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
(AEWA), Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European
Bats (EUROBATS), Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans
of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas
(ASCOBANS). NB. The AEWA list has been restricted to species
appearing on the British Ornithologists Union list (categories A-C
only).
- We have updated the name and associated details of 'The
Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994’ to ‘The
Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010’.
|
Nov 2009 |
We have improved the taxonomic hierarchy grouping, improved the
presentation of the summary sheet, clarified source descriptions,
and amended criteria descriptions. A comment has been added to show
that Bluebell is on Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act
with respect to Section 13 (2) only. The Habitats Directive
designation for Bruchia vogesiaca has been corrected to
Annex II (non-priority species). Lycopodium lagopus has
been added to Annex V of the Habitats Directive. The 'current taxon
name' for various plants has been corrected. |
Aug 2009 |
The August 2009 update is perhaps the most extensively amended
version of the Conservation Designations spreadsheet. It includes
new and amended lists from the following sources:
- Scottish Biodiversity List of species of principal importance
for biodiversity conservation
- Natural Environment and Rural Communities Act 2006 - Species of
Principal Importance in England (section 41) and Wales (section
42)
- The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 :
Schedule 2: European protected species of animals, Schedule 3:
Animals which may not be taken or killed in certain ways, Schedule
4: European protected species of plants.
- Birds of
Conservation Concern 3. The population status of birds in the
United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man. Eaton et
al., British Birds 102 June 2009 pages
296–341
- The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (2007 and 2008). This
provides taxonomic, conservation status and distribution
information on taxa that have been globally evaluated using the
IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria.
- Year 2 amendments to the Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great
Britain
- Additions to Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act,
and amendments to take into account various geographical
restrictions to various listings under the W and C Act.
- Protection of Badgers Act (1992)
We have also updated a number of Taxon Version Keys to match
the recommended keys supplied by the Natural History Museum. A few
errors in common names have been fixed. Source Descriptions and
Designation descriptions have been updated for the UK BAP
list.
|
Oct 2008 |
1. Amendments to the UK BAP priority species list (as
published in 2007) resulting in a BAP list of 1149+2-1=1150
species: a) addition of two moths mistakenly ommitted from the 2007
list of 1149 species. Rhizedra lutosa - Large Wainscot and
Euxoa tritici - White-line Dart b) archiving/removal of
one species: Clavaria purpurea (the British population of
what was thought to be C purpurea is now known to be "within the
variation of Clavaria incarnata" . C incarnata is incidentally not
a UK BAP species.)
2. Addition of newly published review of dragonflies and
damselflies. (JNCC Species Status Assessment report no 11)The
Odonata Red Data List for Great Britain - 2008 (Caroline Daguet, Dr
Graham French and Dr Pam Taylor - Eds)
3. Correction to list of Annex 1 bird species under the Wild
Birds Directive (mistakenly ommitted from the spreadsheet).
Addition of Greenland White-Fronted Goose Anser albifrons
subsp. flavirostris and Fair Isle Wren Troglodytes
troglodytes fridariensis to Annex 1.
|
Apr 2008 |
Incorporates updated taxon version keys and standard taxon
names from the Natural History Museum/NBN species dictionary.
(Taxon version keys are used as unique identifiers for species).
All taxa now have a taxon version key with the exception of the
taxa designated as "least concern".
|
Dec 2007 |
Following requests by users, we have made the designation
abbreviations unique to each designation. This can be seen most
clearly in the sheet “summary for each taxon” Examples are
RedList_GB_post2001:NT
RedList_Global_post94:CR
CITES:A
BirdsDir:A2.2
UKBAP2007 |
Dec 2007 |
A sheet called “complex synonyms” has been added to the
downloadable spreadsheet. This helps users to trace designated
species that have been amalgamated with others into a single entry
on the NBN species dictionary. Several are these are merely
different syntactical conventions for subspecies. This list
includes several species highlighted by Mark Gurney (RSPB)
and also by Local Record Centres. Note that it does not
include the lichen species outlined below possibly because the
synonymns have not yet been defined within the NHM
dictionary.
- Porpidia musiva is included within P.
cinereoatra, and therefore there should be a single status
entry of LC
- Thelidium microbolum is included within T.
fontigenum, and therefore there should be a single status
entry of LC and NR
- Verrucaria carnea is included within V.
hochstetteri, and therefore there should be a single status
entry of LC
- V. papillosa is included within V. viridula,
and therefore there should be a single status entry of LC
|
Dec 2007 |
A series of checks by Mark Gurney at the RSPB on the
previous version of the JNCC taxon designations spreadsheet have
highlighted a number of errors that have since been corrected. Many
of these were also picked up as a result of the work on matching
the taxa to the latest NHM/NBN dictionary. |
Dec 2007 |
Further checks have been undertaken against the “current”
or recommended names and taxon version keys on the latest NHM/NBN
species dictionary. This work was undertaken by Dave Chambers
(JNCC) and Graham French (NBN technical liaison officer). This work
has been necessary to prepare for the JNCC collation of
designations to be submitted to the NHM/NBN dictionary. This list
will be based entirely on the “current” Taxon Version keys, and
will exclude those species judged in the latest RDB as “Least
Concern” Note that the master list still contains a number of
species that do not yet have a TV key. These are mostly
hieracium (hawkweeds). |
Dec 2007 |
All global IUCN categories have been checked against the
2007 IUCN red list and any
that do not match have been archived. Note that the latest list
(identifiable on the master list as source = The IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species (2007) only includes critically endangered,
endangered and vulnerable species. |
Dec 2007 |
Seahorses (hippocampus) have been moved from
CITES annex D to CITES annex B. |
Dec 2007 |
Deborah Procter (JNCC) has reviewed the list of species that
are still listed under either the original Red Data Book for
Insects (Shirt 1987) or the Invertebrate (Bratton) Red Data Books
and have no subsequent Review or Red List.
This has resulted in some beetle records being removed
entirely from the Shirt 1987 list (their status was reviewed
in 1992/1994 - A review of the scarce and threatened beetles
of Great BritainParts 1 and 2 (Hyman, P.S.
revised and updated by M.S. Parsons.) ). Other species
have been removed because they are listed in the 1992/1994 reviews
under a synonym. Details of these changes are available from
JNCC. |
Oct 2007
|
Incorporation of revised UK BAP list of priority species
requiring conservation action (1149 taxa)
The vascular plant list of globally threatened species has
also been added.
NBN/NHM dictionary recommended taxon version keys have been
revised and updated (though this needs to be subject to final
checks by the NHM
now incorporates millipedes and centipedes, formerly ommited
in error.
|
July 2007
|
Correct typographic errors and web links. |
Feb 2007 |
Tidying up of taxonomy for vascular plants. |
Jan 2007 |
Lichen list from A conservation evaluation of British lichens,
R.G. Woods & B.J. Coppins. British Lichen Society,
London, 2003 extended to include Nationally rare and scarce species
as well as species of "least concern" |
Jan 2007 |
Revised list of nationally scarce mosses and liverworts taken
from Bryophyte Red List (British Bryological Society, 2005) +
Preston, C.D. (2006). A revised list of nationally scarce
bryophytes. Field Bryology 90: 22-30. |
Jan 2007 |
Revisions to vascular plant lists of rare and scarce species
taken from data used in the red data book review and A tool for
assessing the current conservation status of vascular plants on
SSSIs in England: May 2006, ENRR 690 (Leach & Rusbridge) |
Jan 2007 |
Revisions to Vascular plant listing red data list for Great
Britain to reflect changes agreed in 2006. This
involved significant revisions to hieracium and taraxacum.
|
Jan 2007 |
Addition of Habitats and Species Directive Annex 5 |
Jan 2007 |
Rationalisation of categories relating to red data listings.
The global red listings have been separated from the Uk red
listings. The UK red listings have been sub-divided into those
based on
1. the pre 1994 IUCN guidelines
2. the 1994 IUCN guidelines
3. the 2001 IUCN guidelines
The descriptions of the designations for each of these
categories has been revised
|
June 2006 |
Errors in the previous collation for diptera have been
corrected. The discrepencies included 140 "Nationally
notables" on Falk 91 that have effectively had this status removed
in the Empidoidea review. We have updated the database accordingly
by setting the status in Falk 91 from Current to Archived for these
species and putting in an archived date of 1/5/2005.
|
15/9/05 |
Several invertebrate lists have been extended to include
notable species that were previously excluded. (Notable species are
below Red Data Book species in terms of threat status). This has
also meant that some entries recorded on the British Red Data Book
of Insects (Shirt 1987) have been removed because they have now
been replaced by a "notable" record in a subsequent
review. |
10/6/2005 |
Falk, S.J. & Chandler, P.J. 2005. A review of the
scarce and threatened flies of Great Britain. Part 2: Nematocera
and Aschiza not dealt with by Falk (1991). Species Status 2:
1-191. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Peterborough |
10/6/2005 |
Falk, S.J. & Crossley, R. 2005. A review of the
scarce and threatened flies of Great Britain. Part 3:
Empidoidea. Species Status 3: 1-136. Joint Nature
Conservation Committee, Peterborough. |
10/05/2005 |
The Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great
Britain - 2005 Cheffings, C. and Farrell, L. (Editors) |
03/03/2005 |
Habitats and Species directive - review of Annexes |
04/05/2004 |
Birds directive review of annexes |
01/04/2004 |
A conservation evaluation of British lichens, R.G. Woods &
B.J. Coppins. British Lichen Society, London, 2003 |
01/04/2004 |
A provisional review of the Vascular Plant Red Data Book 2002 -
NOW ARCHIVED. - Superceded by The Vascular Plant Red Data List for Great
Britain - 2005 Cheffings, C. and Farrell, L. (Editors) |
01/04/2004 |
Birds of Conservation Importance - JNCC 1996 |
01/04/2004 |
British Red Data Book (Mosses and Liverworts) 2001 |
01/04/2004 |
Population status of birds in the UK - Birds of conservation
concern 2002-2007 |
01/04/2004 |
Review of the status of charophytes (stoneworts) - N Stewart
(unpublished) |