UK BAP priority species are...
plants and animals, globally threatened and/or rapidly declining in the UK (by more than 50% in the last 25 years).
In 2007 there were 382 UK BAP priority species. Each has its own UK Species Action Plan (SAP) which identifies what needs to be done to reverse its rapid decline in number.
In Kent, there were 85 UK BAP priority species recorded in the Kent Red Data Book, 2000.
Due to the publication in 2008 of the new UKBAP List of Priority Species, we now have a revised list of UKBAP species present in Kent:
Kent BAP Species List
This list was put together in October 2009 by the Kent & Medway Biological Records Centre and the interactive table below will be gradually updated.
The new UKBAP List of Priority Species and Habitats is available from this website: www.ukbap.org.uk/NewPriorityList.aspx .
The safeguarding of protected species is not a topic covered here in detail. To find out more, either refer to the specific legislation or download a copy of Supplementary Planning Guidance for Biodiversity Conservation for an overview.
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France and supported by Kent County Council.