Schedule 6 of the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981
Animals which may not be Killed or Taken by Certain Methods.
Animals listed in Schedule 6 are protected from being killed or taken by certain methods under Section 11(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
The methods listed are: self-locking snares, bows, crossbows, explosives (other than ammunition for a firearm), or live decoys.
The species listed are also protected from the following activities: trap, snare or net, electrical device for killing or stunning, poisonous, poisoned or stupefying substances or any other gas or smoke, automatic or semi-automatic weapon, device for illuminating a target or sighting device for night shooting, artificial light, mirror or other dazzling device, sound recording, and mechnically propelled vehicle in immediate pursuit.
| Name | Latin | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Marine Mammals | ||
| Harbour Porpoise | Phocoena phocoena | 1981 |
| Bottlenosed dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | 1981 |
| Terrestrial Mammals | ||
| West European Hedgehog | Erinaceus europaeus | 1981 |
| Wild Cat | Felis silvestris | 1981 |
| Otter | Lutra lutra | 1981 |
| Pine Marten | Martes martes | 1981 |
| Badger | Meles meles | 1981 |
| Dormouse | Muscardinus avellanarius | 1981 |
| Polecat | Mustela putorius | 1981 |
| Red Squirrel | Sciurus vulgaris | 1981 |
| Shrews | Soricidae | 1981 |
| Bats | Vespertilionidae | 1981 |
| Barbastelle Bat | Barbastella barbastellus | 1981 |
| Northern Bat | Eptesicus nilssonii | 1981 |
| Serotine | Eptesicus serotinus | 1981 |
| Bechstein’s Bat | Myotis bechsteinii | 1981 |
| Brandt’s Bat | Myotis brandtii | 1981 |
| Daubenton’s Bat | Myotis daubentonii | 1981 |
| Whiskered Bat | Myotis mystacinus | 1981 |
| Natterer’s Bat | Myotis nattereri | 1981 |
| Leisler’s Bat | Nyctalus leisleri | 1981 |
| Noctule | Nyctalus noctula | 1981 |
| Kuhl’s Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus kuhlii | 1981 |
| Nathusius’s pipistrelle | Pipistrellus nathusii | 1981 |
| Pipistrelle Bat | Pipistrellus pipistrellus | 1981 |
| Savi’s Pipistrelle | Pipistrellus savii | 1981 |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat | Plecotus auritus | 1981 |
| Grey Long-Eared Bat | Plecotus austriacus | 1981 |
| Horseshoe Bats | Rhinolophidae | 1981 |
| Greater Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus ferrumequinum | 1981 |
| Lesser Horseshoe Bat | Rhinolophus hipposideros | 1981 |
No clear mention of grey squirrels . . . I appreciate there are gadgets one can buy to trap them but is there an official line on methods of despatch/disposal? If you can give guidance it would be appreciated. Thanks.
Greys are an invasive non-native species, they are not ‘protected’ under the WACA 1981. See link below.
http://www.rsne.org.uk/squirrels-and-law