Pembrokeshire County Council

Species Action Plans

Green winged Orchid

All action plans are in PDF format.
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Available Local Action Plans are highlighted as blue hyperlinks.

UK BAP species are highlighted with bold text.
You can view and download UK Biodiversity Action Plans from the UK BAP (opens new window) website.

You can search the BARS (Biodiversity Action Plan Reporting System (opens new window)) database to learn about the status of BAP species and habitats, and the conservation action that is underway for particular species and habitats. You can also find out what conservation action is happening in your local area. BARS is an information system that supports the planning, monitoring and reporting requirements of national, local and company Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs). It also allows users to learn about the progress being made with local and national BAPs.

Common Name

Scientific Name

Water vole Arvicola terrestris
European otterLuta lutra
Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius
Skomer vole Clethrionomys glareolus race
Barbastelle BatBarbastella barbastellus
Greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum
Lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros
Common Pipistrelle batPipistrellus pipistrellus
Soprano Pipistrelle batPipistrellus pigmaeus
Brown hareLepus europaeus
Dolphin species Various Species
Harbour Porpoise (download 509k)Phocoena phocoena
Atlantic Grey Seal (download 600k) Halichoerus gryphus
Commercial Fish SpeciesVarious Species
Freshwater white clawed crayfish Austropotamobius pallipes
Native oyster Ostria edulis
Common scoterMelanitta nigra
Manx Shearwater (download 426k)Puffinus puffinus
Storm petrelHydrobates pelagicus
GannetSula bassana
PuffinFratercula arctica
ChoughPyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax
Barn owlTyto alba
LapwingVanellus vanellus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Song thrushTurdus philomelos
Tree SparrowPasser hispaniolus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoenicus
LinnetCarduelis cannabina
Spotted flycatcherMuscicapa striata
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Stonechat Saxicola torquata
Whinchat Saxicola rubetra
Yellowhammer (download 746k)Emberiza citrinella
Peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus
Lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus
Razorbill Alca torda
Guillemot Uria aalge
Short-eared owlAsio flammeus
Green woodpecker Picus viridus
Curlew Numenius arquata
Corncrake Crex crex
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Cetti's warbler Cettia cetti
NightjarCaprimulgus europaeus
Broad sea fan Eunicella verrucosa
Cushion star Asterina phylactica
High brown fritillaryArgynnis adippe
Pearl-bordered fritillary Boloria euphrosyne
Marsh fritillaryEurodryas aurina
Silver-studded blue butterflyPlebejus argus
Small blue Cupido minimus
Brown Hairstreak (download 632k)Thecla betulae
Thrift clearwing Bembecia muscaeformis
Southern damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale
Small red damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum
Hairy dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Scarce blue-tailed damselfly Ischnura pumilio
Scaly cricketPseudomogoplistes squamiger
Strandline beetleNebria complanata
Hornet robberfly Asilus crabroniformis
Mason bee Osmia parietina
Shrill carder bee Bombus sylvarum
Brown carder bee Bombus humilis
Purse web spiderAtypus affinis
Hairy green snail Ponentina subvirescens
Freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera
Tentacled lagoon wormAlkmaria romijni
Medicinal leech Hirudo medicinalis
A snailPaludinella littorina
Petalwort Petalophylum ralfsii
Veilwort Pallavicinia lyelii
Slender green feather moss Hamatocaulis vernicosus
LichenBacidia incompta
LichenCladonia peziziformis
Scrambled egg lichen Fulgensia fulgens
Golden hair lichen Telochistes flavicans
Lungwort Lobaria pulmonaria
A lichenRamalina polymorpha
Pink wax cap Hygrocybe calyptriformis
Wild asparagusAsparagus officinalis ssp prostratus
Early gentianGentianella anglica
Dune gentianGentianella uliginosa
Pillwort Pilularia globulifera
Floating water plantain Luronium natans
Rock sea lavender (endemic taxa) Limonium binervosum - endemic taxa
Pale butterwort Pinguicula lusitanica
Purple broomrapeOrobanche purpurea
Newport centuary Centaurium scilloides
Bastard balm Melittis melissophyllum
Three-lobed water crowfoot Ranunculus tripartitus
Prostrate broom Cytisus scoparius ssp maritimus
Slender yellow centuary Cicendia filiformis
Goldilocks aster Aster lynosiris
Small restharrow Ononis reclinata
Pale Heath Violet Viola lactea
Hairy greenweed Genista pilosa
Green-Winged Orchid (download 389k)Orchis morio
Spiked speedwell Veronica spicata
Fiddle dock Rumex pulcher
Wild chamomile Chamaemelum nobile
Glasswort Salicornia pusilla
Stoneworts Chara species
Wilsons filmy fern Hymenophyllum wilsonii
Tunbridge filmy fern Hymenophyllum tunbrigense
Southern polypody Polypodium australe 'cambrican'
Juniper Juniperus communis






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