All wild plants animals and birds are given some measure of protection in Northern Ireland under the Wildlife (NI) Order, 1985.
Fifty-six plant species, listed in Schedule 8, parts 1 and 2, are given special protection.The order has the effect that, unless you have a licence, you may not: intentionally pick, uproot or destroy any wild plants listed in the schedule, or even collect their flowers and seeds; sell these plants or their seeds if taken from the wild; uproot any wild plants intentionally, except on your own land or with permission.
Members and Visitors have Identified the Following Species on and around Rams Island to Date
as more are identified this page will be updated
Species Identified Rams Island
Birds (many of these species are on the Amber List)
BIRDS
Blackbird Turdus merula
Blackcap Sy
lvia aticapilla
Black-headed gull Larus ridibundus
Blue Tit Parus caeruleus
Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula
Buzzard Buteo buteo
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs
Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita
Coal Tit Parus ater
Common gull Larus canus
Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos
Common Tern Sterna hirundo
Coot Fulica atra
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Dunnock Prunella modularis
Gadwall Anas strepera
Goldcrest Regulus regulus
Goldeneye Bucephla clangula
Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Great Tit Parus major
Grey heron Ardea cinerea
Grey Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius
Hooded Crow Corvus cornix
House Martin Delichon urbica
Jackdaw Corvus monedula
Kingfisher Alcedo atthis
Lesser Black-Backed gull Larus fuscus
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Little Egret Egretta garzetta
Long Tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus
Magpie Pica pica
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Pied wagtail Motacilla alba
Pochard Aythya ferina
Red Breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Robin Erithacus rubecula
Rook Corvus frugilegus
Sand Martin Riparia riparia
Scaup Aythya marila
Sedge Warbler
Acrocephalus schoenobaenus
Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Starling Sturnus vulgaris
Swallow Hirundo rustica
Swift Apus apus
Teal Anas crecca
Treecreeper Certhia familiaris
Tufted duck Aythya fuligula
Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus
Wigeon Anas penelope
Woodcock Scolopax rusticola
Wood Pigeon Columba palumbus
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes
Mammals
Bats
Common pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus)
Soprano pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus)
Nathusius's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii)
Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii)
Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri)
Otter Lutra lutra
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
A Batty Evening on Rams Island with some fascinated children
Trees
Trees
Alder Alnus glutinosa
Ash Fraxinus excelsior
Aspen Populus Tremula
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Copper Beech Fagus sylvatica purpurea
Crack Willow Salix fragilis
Downy Birch Betula pubescens
Elder Sambucus nigra
Grey Willow Salix cinerea
Hawthorn Crataegus monogyna
Holly Ilex aquifolium
Trees
Horse Chestnut Aesculus hippocastanum
Lime Tilia x vulgaris
Sessile Oak Quercus petraea
Silver Birch Betula pendula
Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus
Yew Taxus baccata
Walnut Juglans regia
White Willow Salix alba
Wych Elm Ulmus glabra montana
Ferns
Broad Buckler-fern Dryopteris dilatata
Lady Fern Athyrium filix-femina
Common Male Fern Dryopteris filix-mas
Bugs & Land Invertebrates
Worms
New Zealand flatworm Arthurdendyus triangulatus
Common land planarian Microplana terrestris
Mollusca Snails, Slugs
Waxy glass-snail Aegopinella nitidula
Garden slug Arion distinctus
Moss snail Cochlicopa lubricella
Caruana's slug Deroceras caruanae
Gray field slug Deroceras reticulatum
Rounded snail Discus rotundatus
Chrysalis snail Lauria cylindracea
Irish yellow slug Limacus maculatus
Tree slug Limax marginatus
Budapest slug Milax budapestensis
Garlic snail Oxychilus alliarius
Cellar snail Oxychilus cellarius
Amber snail Oxyloma pfeifferi
Pullicid glass snail Vitrina pellucida
Chilopoda Centipedes
Garden Centipede Lithobius forficatus
Variegated centipede Lithobius variegatus
Diplopoda Millipedes
Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede Cylindroiulus punctatus
Snake millipede Ophyiulus pilosus
White-legged millipede Tachypodoiulus niger
Crustacea:Isopoda Slaters
Common woodlouse Oniscus asellus
Common striped woodlouse Philoscia muscorum
Little boll Porcellio scaber
Common Pygmy Woodlouse Trichoniscus pusillus
Coleoptera Beetles
Ptiliidae Point beetles
point beetle Ptenidium nitidum
Carabidae Ground beetles
ground beetle Abax parallelepipedus
ground beetle Agonum albipes
ground beetle Agonum assimile
ground beetle Asaphidion curtum
ground beetle Bembidion clarki Nb (notable). Rare in Ireland - still at Portmore Lough (RSPB)
ground beetle Bembidion harpaloides
ground beetle Bembidion tetracolum
ground beetle Calathus piceus
ground beetle Nebria brevicollis
ground beetle Pterostichus anthracinus
Strawberry ground beetle Pterostichus madidus
Cantharidae Soldier beetles
soldier beetle Cantharis nigricans
Staphylinidae Rove beetles
rove beetle Atheta britanniae
rove beetle Atheta crassicornis
rove beetle Autalia rivularis
rove beetle Carpelimus corticinus
rove beetle Cordalia obscura
rove beetle Dimetrota aterrima
rove beetle Phloeopora testacea
rove beetle Quedius mesomelinus
rove beetle Xantholinus linearis
Chilopoda Centipedes
Garden Centipede Lithobius forficatus
Variegated centipede Lithobius variegatus
Diplopoda Millipedes
Blunt-tailed Snake Millipede Cylindroiulus punctatus
Snake millipede Ophyiulus pilosus
White-legged millipede Tachypodoiulus niger
Crustacea:Isopoda Slaters
Common woodlouse Oniscus asellus
Common striped woodlouse Philoscia muscorum
Little boll Porcellio scaber
Common Pygmy Woodlouse Trichoniscus pusillus
Cryptophagidae Silken fungus beetles
silken fungus beetle Micrambe bimaculata very rare - Lough Neagh only in Ireland.
Nitidulidae Fungus beetles
fungus beetle Cychramus luteus
Scraptidae Tumbling flower beetles
tumbling flower beetle Anaspis maculata
Coccinellidae Ladybirds
cream-spot ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata
Chrysomelidae Leaf beetles
brown willow beetle Galerucella lineola
Curculionidae Weevils
strawberry Fruit Weevil Barypeithes araneiformis
holly weevil/Irish Cossonus Weevil Mesites tardii
