A Lady's Mantle (Alchemilla micans)
Key Details
| Taxonomic Groups: | Vascular plant > flowering plant > Herbaceous plant |
| Red List Status: | Endangered (Not Relevant) [EN(nr)] |
| D5 Status: | Included in the baseline Red List Index for England (Wilkins, Wilson & Brown, 2022) |
| Section 41 Status: | (not listed) |
| Taxa Included Synonym: | (none) |
| UKSI Recommended Name: | Alchemilla micans |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | Buser |
| UKSI Recommended Qualifier: | (none specified) |
| Red List Citation: | in Stroh et al., 2014 |
| Notes on taxonomy/listing: | (none) |
Criteria
| Question 1: | Does species need conservation or recovery in England? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | EN in England, four locations all in Northumberland |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | The original Keepersfield Quarry population was lost to quarrying but part of the population was translocated to an adjacent pasture and appears to be thriving although it requires continued protection and management. The other three populations are unprotected and have no specific management in place and are therefore susceptible to agricultural management and other pressures |
| Question 3: | At a landscape scale, would the species benefit from untargeted habitat management to increase habitat mosaics, structural diversity, or particular successional stages? |
| Response: | No |
| Justification: | This species would not benefit from untargeted management |
Species Assessment
| Current step on the Species Recovery Curve (SRC): | 5. Remedial action identified |
| Recovery potential/expectation: | Medium-high |
| National Monitoring Resource: | Combination - insufficient |
| Species Comments: | Populations have only been surveyed sporadically and three have no conservation status or active management in place |
Key Actions
Key Action 1
Proposed Action: Ensure the translocated population at Keepersfield Quarry (The Scroggs) is appropriately grazed outside of the spring/summer months
Action targets: 6. Recovery solutions trialled
Action type: Habitat management
Duration: >10 years
Scale of Implementation: 1 site
High priority sites: Keepersfield Quarry (The Scroggs)
Comments:
Key Action 2
Proposed Action: Assess the condition of the other known sites (location, size, habitat, protection, management)
Action targets: 3. National Monitoring Plan agreed and implemented
Action type: Status survey/review
Duration: 1 year
Scale of Implementation: ≤ 5 sites
High priority sites: Coldwell Springs, Sharpley, Wester Hall Wood
Comments:
Key Action 3
Proposed Action: Using information from Action 2 develop a plan to protect and manage the outlying sites
Action targets: 6. Recovery solutions trialled
Action type: Habitat management
Duration: >10 years
Scale of Implementation: ≤ 5 sites
High priority sites: Coldwell Springs, Sharpley, Wester Hall Wood
Comments:
Acknowledgment:
Data used on this website are adapted from Threatened species recovery actions 2025 baseline (JP065): Technical report and spreadsheet user guide (Natural England, 2025). Available here.