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 | The following is a list of ‘Priority species for the Brecks’ with links for further information.
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| | | | Lichens & Flora
Starry Breck Lichen – Buellia asterella [JNCC BAP] - not recently recorded
Scaly Breck Lichen – Squamarina lentigera (see image on the left)
Scrambled egg Lichen – Fulgensia fulgens - not recently recorded
Thatch moss – Leptodontium gemmascens
Sandy stilt puffball – Battarraea phalloides [ JNCC BAP]
Tower mustard – Arabis glabra [JNCC BAP]
Red-tipped cudweed – Filago lutescens [ JNCC BAP]
Broad-leaved cudweed – Filago pyramidata
Perennial knawel – Sceranthus perennis ssp.prostratus
Small-flowered catchfly – Silene gallica [ JNCC BAP]
Click here to search for a list of plants near your home or work with the natural history museums postcode plants database
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| | | Fauna
Beetles
Badister Peltatus – a ground beetle
Harpalus froelichi – a ground beetle
Bidessus unistriatus – a diving beetle [JNCC BAP Species]
Hydoporus rufifrons – a diving beetle
Cryptocephalus exiguus – a leaf beetle [BAP]
Psylliodes sophiae – a flea beetle [JNCC BAP]
Excellent Beetles listing’s for the Brecks by local naturalist Mike Toms
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| | | | | Other inveterbrates
Cerceris quinquefasciata – a solitary wasp [JNCC BAP]
Rhynchaenus testaceus – a jumping weevil
Clubiona rosserae – Rosser’s sac spider
Plebejus argus – Silver studded blue butterfly (see image on right)
Moths
Bordered gothic
Lunar yellow underwing
Lithostege griseata – Grey carpet moth
Trichopteryx polycommata – Barred tooth-striped moth
Xestua rhomboidea – Squared-spotted clay
Coleophora tricolor – Basil thyme case-bearer
Tyta luctuosa – Four-spotted moth
For more information on moths visit http://ukmoths.org.uk/
River and Pond fauna
Rivers and Ponds contain a wealth of wildlife, the following are Joint Nature Conservancy Council (JNCC) Biodiversity Action Plan species that are found in the Brecks, click on the links for more information
Anisus vorticulus – a freshwater snail
Segmentina nitida – Shining ram’s horn snail
Vertigo angustior – Narrow-mouth whorl snail
Vertigo moulinsiana – Desmoulin’s whorl snail
Lophopus crystallinus – a freshwater bryozoan
Austropotamobious pallipes - White-clawed crayfish
To find out more about White-clawed Crayfish and how the Brecks Countryside Project has been working with the Lark Angling and Preservation Society and The Environment Agency to control Alien Crayfish in the Brecks, click here
Visit the Pond Conservation (PCT) Trust’s website info@pondstrust.org.uk to find out more about surveying ponds. Your survey information can they be included in the National Ponds database
Amphibians
Great crested newt (Triturus cristatus) BAP Joint Nature Conservany Council(JNCC) Biodiversity Action Plan species
Pool Frog ( Rana lessonae) Joint Nature Conservany Council JNCC) Biodiversity Action Plan Species
Toad crossings and patrols
www.froglife.hostwith.me.uk toads on roads campaign
Bats
For more information on Brecks Bats visit Norfolk or Suffolk Bat websites.
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| | | Brecks Biodiversity Audit
The Breckland Biodiversity Audit is a collaborative project, led by UEA in partnership with Norfolk Biodiversity Information Service (NBIS), Suffolk Biological Records Centre (SBRC), the Norfolk and Suffolk Biodiversity Partnerships, the Forestry Commission, PlantLife, and Natural England, commissioned in July 2009.
Brecks Biodiversity Audit Newsletter click here to download
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