Objectives of the Eryri Biodiversity Action Plan
1. To maintain and enhance the Biodiversity of Eryri by:
- protecting the natural population and distribution of species – not only rare and endangered ones but common ones as well
- protecting natural and semi-natural habitats and ecosystems within which species can be maintained
- identifying, if appropriate, habitats for re-creation schemes and/or species for re-establishment and reintroduction schemes
2. To contribute to the conservation of UK and global Biodiversity by integrating with national and international targets.
3. To encourage greater involvement and ‘ownership’ of the BAP among members of the local community and those who visit the Park.
4. To increase public awareness of the Eryri BAP.
5. To monitor effectiveness of the BAP at regular intervals.
6. To seek to ensure that the BAP is a living and long-term working document.
7. The following have been identified as priority species within the Eryri National Park.
Birds
Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
Chough (Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax)
Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Golden Plover (Pluvialis squatarola)
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis)
Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus cyaneus)
Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Lesser Black Backed Gull (Larus fuscus)
Nightjar (Caprimulgus europeaus)
Pied Flycatcher (Ficedula hypoleuca)
Redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus)
Skylark (Alauda arvensis)
Song Thrush (Turdus philomelos)
Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
Wood Warbler (Phylloscopus sibilatrix)
Vertebrates
Brown Hare (Lepus europeaus)
Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius)
European Polecat (Mustela putorius)
Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus)
Gwyniad (Coregonus lavaretus)
Lesser Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus hipposideros)
Natterer’s Bat (Myotis nattereri)
Noctule Bat (Nyctalus noctula)
Otter (Lutra lutra)
Pine Marten (Chrysolina cerealis)
Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris)
Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris)
Invertebrates
Ashworth’s Rustic (Xestia ashworthi)
Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera)
Glutinous Snail (Myxas glutinosa)
Large Heath (Coenonympha tullia)
Marsh Fritillary (Eurodryas aurinia)
Silver-studded Blue Butterfly (Plebejus argus)
Snowdon Beetle (Chrysolina cerealis)
Welsh Clearwing (Synanthedon scoliaeformis)
Plants
A Moss (Ditrichum plumbicola)
A Petalwort (Petalophyllum ralfsii)
Alpine Woodsia (Woodsia alpina)
Eyebrights (Euphrasia cambrica & E. rivularis)
Floating water plantain (Luronium natans)
Marsh Clubmoss (Lycopodiella inundata)
Oblong Woodsia (Woodsia ilvensis)
Prostrate feather-moss (Sematophyllum demissum)
Slender green feather-moss (Drepanocladus vernicosus)
Snowdon Lilly (Lloydia serotina)
Tufted Saxifrage (Saxifraga cespitosa)
Western Gorse (Ulex gallii)