Priority Species Information

There are many important species and habitats within the Cairngorms area.  These include:

• Goldeneye (Bucephala clangula)
• Twite (Carduelis flavirostris)
• Hen Harrier (Circus cyaneus)
• Scottish Crossbill (Loxia scotia)
• Black Grouse (Tetrao tetrix)
• Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus)
• Redshank (Tringa tetanus)
• Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
• Northern Brown Argus (Aricia artaxerxes)
• Pearl Border Fritillary (Boloria euphrosyne)
• Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar)
• Twinflower (Linnaea borealis)
• Wooly Willow (Salix lanata)
• Aspen Bracket Fungus (Phellinus tremulae)
• Pine Hoverfly (Blera fallax)
• Northern Damselfly (Coenagrion hastulatum)
• Narrow-Headed Woodant (Formica exsecta)
• Aspen Hoverfly (Hammerschmidtia ferruginea)
• Freshwater Pearl Mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera)
• Mason Bee (Osmia inermis)
• Alpine Sulpher Tresses (Alectoria ochroleuca)
• River Jelly Lichen (Collema dichotomum)
• Blunt-Leaved Bristle Moss (Orthotrichum obtusifolium)
• Baltic Bog Moss (Sphagnum balticum)
• Oblong Woodsia (Woodsia ilvensis)
• Water Vole (Arvicola terrestris)
• Red Squirrel (Felis sylvestris)
• Scottish Wildcat (Felis sylvestris)
• Kentish Glory (Endromis versicolora)
• Dark-Bordered Beauty (Epione paralellaria)
• Cousin German (Protolampra sobrina)
• Netted Mountain Moth (Macaria carbonaria)

 Download the file below for more information on the species listed here.

You can also download information on High, Medium and Low importance species within the Cairngorms area.

Associated Files
Cairngorms LBAP Priority Species - further information
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