Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment
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  • Executive Summary
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Special Quality Assessments
  • Features Assessments
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Scientific names
  • Appendix

Feature Assessment: Wildlife

Please refer to ‘Navigating the Feature Assessments’ for any help understanding the feature assessments on the following pages.

 
Potential impact
Adaptive capacity
Overall Vulnerability score

Adder

High

Moderate

High vulnerability

Aquatic invertebrates

High

Moderate

High vulnerability

Bilberry bumblebee

High

Moderate

High vulnerability

Curlew

High

Moderate

Very high vulnerability

Dipper

High

Moderate

High vulnerability

Dunlin

High

Low

Very high vulnerability

Golden plover

High

Moderate

High vulnerability

Great crested newt

High

Moderate

High vulnerability

Lapwing

High

Moderate

High vulnerability

Merlin

High

Low

Very high vulnerability

Mountain hare

High

Moderate

High vulnerability

Pied flycatcher

High

Moderate

High vulnerability

Ring ouzel

High

Low

Very high vulnerability

Short-eared owl

High

Moderate

High vulnerability

Snipe

High

Moderate

High vulnerability

Swallow

High

High

Moderate vulnerability

Twite

High

Low

Very high vulnerability

Waxcap fungi

High

Moderate

High vulnerability