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Protected species as listed here includes most species likely to raise issues for planning and development.  The list does not include any bird species as ALL BIRD SPECIES ARE PROTECTED to some degree in particular nesting birds and those listed on Schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981) as ammended.  All plants also have general protection from uprooting via the Wildlife and Countryside Act and picking via the Theft Act.  The list also does not list some species that are protected against sale, posession, or killing at certain times of year.  For a full list of protected species please refer to the The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2010 and the Wildlife and Countryside Act (1981).

BAP species are those that are listed in either the UK Biodiversity Action Plan and/or the Shropshire Biodiversity Action Plan.  For a full list for Shropshire check the Shropshire BAP species section of this web site.  Environmental Stewardship awards more points (therefore funds) to land managers who consider BAP species. Public bodies and authorities also have to have regard to most UK BAP species (Section 41 species) through the NERC Act (2006).

County recorder data usually includes all known species for the county for that group.  The exceptions are:

    • Plants - only Habitat Indicators (axiophytes are listed). They are all considered Shropshire BAP species. 
    • Birds - only BAP species with a Shropshire Species Action Plan are listed.
    • Mammals - only selected species where the records have been thoroughly checked have been uploaded - more to come soon.
    • Amphibians & reptiles - all records need more thorough checking and to date only reptiles and toad records have been uploaded.  The rest of the amphibians will be uploaded soon.

For details on protected sites please visit our pages on Desigated Sites in Shropshire 

Shropshire Council wishes to acknowledge the financial support of Natural England and the National Biodiversity Network for the development of the mapping tool.

Recording Groups


To find out more about the species data presented here please visit the web site of the individual recording group involved or the Shropshire Wildlife Trust.  A list of recording groups can be found from the 'Recording Groups' section.  It should be stressed that the lists here are not detailed enough to be used to inform development decisions.  Please contact the Shropshire Wildlife Trust for such detailed records.

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Click the map to select a tetrad (2 x 2km square).  After a short wait a list of the data currently available for that square will be presented. Click the species group you are interested in for a list of the records plus the date it was last recorded in that square.

Under 'Layers' select a tick box to show the density of UK BAP species, Local BAP species or protected species found in each tetrad. The brighter the colour the greater the number of different species found.  The total number of different species in each group can also be found by clicking 'Species groups' in the Layers section.

These data are uploaded by the official county recorder for each group, or a representative on their behalf.  The accuracy of the data depends on what the county recorder has presented and in some cases only represents a few key species.  A list of those groups involved can be found on the 'Recording Groups' page.

The species records presented here are intended to flag up the presence of particular species in a given area. The data are not to be used for commercial species enquiries.  For more detailed records enquiries should be made to each of the groups involved.

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