Rare, threatened and endangered species in Heene Cemetery

Heene Cemetery may be small at just one acre, yet this town centre Local Wildlife Site is rich in species. Some of these – perhaps surprisingly – are notable, rare, threatened or endangered, appearing on various key data lists. Some are also protected by Act of Parliament.

Here are the details. We shall endeavour to update this list whenever necessary. (Links are to each species page on this website.)

Species (English)	Species (Latin)	Protection/designation
Common Frog	Rana temporaria	Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Sch5 s9.5a
Wasp Spider	Argiope bruennichi	Sussex Rare Species Inventory
Dunnock	Prunella modularis	Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006 Section 41 UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Red List Sussex Notable Bird List
Greenfinch	Chloris chloris	IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern 5: the Red List for Birds (2021) Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981
Herring Gull	Larus argentatus	Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006 Section 41 UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Red ListSussex Notable Bird List
House Sparrow	Passer domesticus	Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006 Section 41 UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Red List Sussex Notable Bird List
Mistle Thrush	Turdus viscivorus	IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Red List Sussex Notable Bird List
Pied Flycatcher	Ficedula hypoleuca	Sussex Notable Bird List IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Amber List
Redwing	Turdus iliacus	IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Amber List Sussex Notable Bird List
Song Thrush	Turdus philomelos	Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006 Section 41 UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species Sussex Notable Bird List IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Amber List
Spotted Flycatcher	Muscicapa striata	Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006 Section 41 UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Red List Sussex Notable Bird List
Starling	Sturnus vulgaris	Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006 Section 41 UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Red List Sussex Notable Bird List
Tree Pipit	Anthus trivialis	Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006 Section 41 UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Red List Sussex Notable Bird List
Whitethroat	Curruca communis	Sussex Notable Bird List IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Amber List
Willow Warbler	Phylloscopus trochilus	Sussex Notable Bird List IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Amber List
Wren	Troglodytes troglodytes	IUCN Birds of Conservation Concern: Amber List
Cinnabar Moth	Tyria jacobaeae	Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006 Section 41v UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species
Toadflax Brocade Moth	Calophasia lunula	IUNC Red List GB Pre94 R (rare) Sussex Rare Species Inventory
White-letter Hairstreak	Satyrium w-album	Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006 Section 41 UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Sch 5 s9.5a IUCN Red List GB post 2001 EN (endangered)
Bluebell	Hyacinthoides non-scripta	Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 Sch. 8/li>
Corn Marigold	Glebionis segetum	IUCN Red List ENG post 2001 VU (vulnerable)
Corncockle	Agrostemma githago	Sussex Rare Species Inventory
Cornflower	Centaurea cyanus	Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006 Section 41 UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species Sussex Rare Species Inventory
Field Scabious	Knautia arvensis	IUCN Red List ENG post 2001 NT (near-threatened)
Large-leaved Lime	Tilia platyphyllos	Sussex Rare Species Inventory Nationally Scarce
Quaking-grass	Briza media	IUCN Red List ENG post 2001 NT (near threatened)
Ragged-Robin	Silene flos-cuculi	IUCN Red List ENG post 2001 NT (near threatened)
Hornet Mimic Hoverfly	Volucella zonaria	Sussex Rare Species Inventory
Wasp Plumehorn hoverfly	Volucella inanis	Sussex Rare Species Inventory
West European Hedgehog	Erinaceus europaeus	Natural Environment & Rural Communities Act 2006 Section 41 UK Biodiversity Action Plan Priority Species IUCN Red List GB post 2001 VU (vulnerable)

Rob Tomlinson