ENDANGERED BRITISH SPECIES

At present many of our favourite plants and creatures are under threat for a variety of reasons, and, therefore endangered.

Yes environmental changes have caused much of the damage,but man is also to blame.

Pesticides used in agriculture; deforestation, and ,pollution all play a part.

The sand lizard and smooth snake are both rare breeds, sharing our heathland.

Keeping the sandy areas clear for the female to lay her legs is vital for their continuous breeding.

We can protect our rarest snake [smooth] by a simple construction of tin roofing and rock piles for shelter from extreme heat, reproducing, and, hibernation.

Water pollution has had dire consequences for the water vole due to construction and loss of floodplains.

Water vole reintroduction is underway.

Our once regularly seen creature, the hedgehog has declined in vast numbers due to warmer winters, meaning they are coming out from hibernation at the wrong time, and food is scarce.

Tanya Fillbrook

Also the natterjack toad is an endangered species only really evident in northern marsh lands.