Press release: Threatened species set for major funding boost

A total of £90 million will be invested in species recovery across England to support the protection and restoration of threatened species. Over the next three years, £60 million will be allocated to the Species Recovery Programme, administered by Natural England, while a further £30 million will support species recovery initiatives across the national forest estate.

The following five species are among the first expected to benefit from this funding:

1. Turtle Dove
2. Diamond-backed spider
3. Red-billed chough
4. Eurasian oystercatcher
5. Glutinous snail

Find out more about this investment here.

And a bit more about the specific species here.