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Scientific name Common name(s) Synonym(s) Kingdom Order Family Team Project Actions
Sciurus vulgaris Eurasian Red Squirrel Sciurus vulgaris null Animalia Rodentia Sciuridae Tree for life - Red squirrel reintroduction project: Highland Red Squirrel survey, report 2025
Muscardinus avellanarius Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Linnaeus, 1758 Animalia Rodentia Myoxidae Using reintroductions to reclaim the lost range of the dormouse, Muscardinus avellanarius, in England
Micromys minutus Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Pallas 1771 Animalia Rodentia Cricetidae The harvest mouse project - Chester zoo and Ealing wildlife group
Lutra lutra Eurasian Otter, European Otter Lutra lutra null Animalia Carnivora Mustelidae Factors affecting the success of an otter (Lutra lutra) reinforcement programme, as identified by post-translocation monitoring
Alisma gramineum Ribbon-leaved Water-plantain Alisma gramineum subsp. wahlenbergii Holmb. Plantae Alismatales Alismataceae Ribbon-leaved water-plantain Alisma gramineuem Lejeune: A review of conservation work carried out under English Nature’s Species Recovery Programme and the UK Biodiversity Action Plan, 1991 to 2005
Bombus subterraneus Short-haired Bumblebee Bombus subterraneus (Linnaeus) Animalia Hymenoptera Apidae The Short-haired Bumblebee Reintroduction Project
Utricularia minor Lesser Bladderwort Utricularia bremii auct. null Plantae Lamiales Lentibulariaceae North-West Rare Plant Initiative (NWRPI): lesser bladderwort
Pasqueflower Pasqueflower, Pasque-flower, Blodyn y Pasg, Blodau'r Pasg Anemone vulgaris Mill. Plantae Ranunculales Ranunculaceae Pasqueflower
Fulgensia fulgens Scrambled egg lichen Placodium fulgens (Sw.) DC. Fungi Teloschistales Teloschistaceae Lichen translocation
Sabulina rubella Mountain Sandwort Minuartia rubella Plantae Caryophyllales Caryophyllaceae Sabulina rubella translocation
Martes martes Pine Marten Martes martes Linnaeus, 1758 Animalia Carnivora Mustelidae Pine marten translocations to mid-Wales
Martes martes Pine Marten Martes martes Linnaeus, 1758 Animalia Carnivora Mustelidae Reintroduction of pine martens to the Forest of Dean and lower Wye Valley
Lampyris noctiluca Glow-worm Animalia Coleoptera Lampyridae Nosterfield Glow-worm Reintroduction
Arvicola amphibius European Water Vole, Water Vole Arvicola terrestris Linnaeus, 1758 Animalia Rodentia Muridae Restoring Ratty – Bringing the water vole back to Kielder, Northumberland
Castor fiber Beaver, European Beaver Animalia Rodentia Castoridae The trial reintroduction of Eurasian beaver into the River Otter in Devon
Pelophylax lessonae Pool Frog Rana lessonae null Animalia Anura Ranidae Reintroduction of the pool frog to Norfolk
Chrysolina graminis Tansy Beetle Chrysomela graminis Linnaeus Animalia Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Tansy Beetle Habitat Creation Project - River Ouse Washlands, North Yorkshire
Margaritifera margaritifera Freshwater Pearl Mussel Margaritifera durrovensis null Animalia Unionoida Margaritiferidae Restoring Freshwater Mussel Rivers in England – Release of propagated freshwater mussels into the River Irt, Cumbria
Eustroma reticulatum Netted Carpet Eustroma reticulatum (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) Animalia Lepidoptera Geometridae Reintroduction of the netted carpet moth Eustroma reticulatum to Derwentwater, The Lake District, The Lake District, Cumbria, England, 2006 to 2008
Carterocephalus palaemon Chequered Skipper Carterocephalus palaemon Pallas, 1771 Animalia Lepidoptera Hesperiidae Reintroduction of the chequered skipper into Rockingham Forest, Northamptonshire