4.Otter

1 Hedgehog

3. Water Vole

5.Grey Partridge

Action:
Survey for population and distribution;
Increase public awareness;
Encourage Hedgehog friendly environments.

Action:
Survey population in Barnsley;
Raise awareness of Water Vole and Mink  trapping in upland areas;
Identify  new sites and create offline habitats and refuges.

Action:
Recruit more bat workers in Barnsley;
Protect existing valuable habitats;
Continue to survey known roosts;
Survey River Dearne for feeding areas and additional roost sites;
Investigate possible bridge roost site for Daubenton’s Bat.

Action:
Improve and create habitat;
Retain native bank side cover;
Control invasive plants.

Mammals  
1.Hedgehog
2 Bats
3.WaterVole
4 Otter
Birds
5 Grey Partridge
6 Bittern
7 Kestrel
8 Little Ringed Plover
9 Lapwing
10 Barn Owl
11 Skylark
12 Tree Sparrow
13 Twite
Amphibians
14 Great Crested Newt
Fish
15 Salmon
16 Bullhead
Invertebrates
17 White-clawed Crayfish
18 Glow Worm
19 Dingy Skipper
Plants
20 Bluebell

2. Bats

Action:
A  population and mapping survey;
Mapping survey of DEFRA stewardship schemes;
Encourage landowners to take up stewardship schemes.

All these species have declined and need
protection. Their national and local status is outlined in the new BAP which will be attached to this website in the future.