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Which areas of the English countryside and coastline are protected because they are Natterjack toad habitats.
Which areas of the English countryside and coastline are protected because they are Natterjack toad habitats.
Asked by
Lord Fearn
(Liberal Democrat)
Answered by
Lord Rooker
(Labour)
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Answered
Answered on
30 October 2006
Natterjack toads are strictly protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) and Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994. Therefore, the places they use for breeding, resting, sheltering and protection are protected wherever the species occurs, regardless of whether the land has some statutory designation. The areas they are recorded to occupy can be found in the National Biodiversity Gateway (www.searchnbn.net).
The below table lists the sites which are designated as sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) expressly because of the presence of natterjack toads. In Natural England terms, this means they are a notified interest feature.
Cockerham Marsh, Lancs
Red Rocks, Wirral
Sefton Coast, Sefton
Annaside, Cumbria
Silloth Dunes and Mawbray Bank, Cumbria
Upper Solway Flats and Marshes, Cumbria
Drigg Coast, Cumbria
Duddon Estuary, Cumbria
North Norfolk Coast, Norfolk
Syderstone Common, Norfolk
Winterton-Horsey Dunes, Norfolk
Woolmer Forest, Hampshire
Overall, around 90 per cent of natterjack toad populations occur on SSSIs, and 70 per cent of the populations are on SSSIs where the species is a notified interest feature.
Subjects
Nature conservation; Toads
Date
30 October 2006
Reference
686 c16WA; 7730
House
House of Lords