Species and habitat specific initiatives in the UK

For each case study – note the problems / causes and the potential solutions / strategies – the prompts are
done for you.

Red Squirrel: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/redsquirrel

http://scottishsquirrels.org.uk/

and http://www.rsne.org.uk/

Natural habitat / location in the UK

Threats to their survival

Possible solutions to their growth

Red lady’s slipper Orchid

http://www.kew.org/science-conservation/plants-fungi/cypripedium-calceolus-ladys-slipper-orchid

http://www.arkive.org/ladys-slipper-orchid/cypripedium-calceolus/

http://www.plantlife.org.uk/

Natural habitat / location in the UK

Threats to their survival

Possible solutions to their growth

Grasslands

http://www.plantlife.org.uk/wild_plants/habitats/grasslands

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/habitats/grassland

Location in the UK

Rare species - examples

Threats to their survival

Possible solutions to their growth

Chalk Downland

http://www.sevensisters.org.uk/page58.html

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/habitats/lowland-calcareous-grassland

Locations in the UK

Rare species - examples

Threats to their survival

Possible solutions to their growth

Wetland

http://www.plantlife.org.uk/wild_plants/habitats/wetland

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/habitats/wetlands-and-rivers

http://www.wwt.org.uk/

Locations

Rare species

Threats to their survival

Possible solutions to their growth and protection

Woodland

http://www.plantlife.org.uk/wild_plants/habitats/woodland

http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/

http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/habitats/woodland

Variety of types of woodland in the UK / locations

Rare species

Threats to their survival

Possible solutions to their growth and protection

Butterflies

http://butterfly-conservation.org/

Rare species

Threats to their survival

Possible solutions for their conservation