Ormes Head Hawkweed (Hieracium britanniciforme)
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: | Hieracium britanniciforme |
| UKSI Recommended Authority: | Pugsley |
| 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: | British endemic not seen since 1974 in England (two Northumberland sites). Currently Data Deficient as taxonomic revision is required as N England and Scottish plants may not be same as Welsh plants (Rich 2025 in press) but can be surveyed under existing taxonomy anyway. |
| Question 2: | Does recovery/ conservation depend on species-specific actions? |
| Response: | Yes |
| Justification: | Targeted survey at two English sites in Northumberland where no recent data exist so basic data required. No English seed in Millennium Seed Bank. |
| 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: | Unknown at this stage |
Species Assessment
| Current step on the Species Recovery Curve (SRC): | 2. Biological status assessment exists |
| Recovery potential/expectation: | Unknown |
| National Monitoring Resource: | Opportunistic - insufficient |
| Species Comments: | few specialist hawkweed surveyors |
Key Actions
Key Action 1
Proposed Action: Targeted survey at two sites in Northumberland to determine population in England (still present in adjacent Berwickshire) and collect seed at same time
Action targets: 2. Biological status assessment exists
Action type: Status survey/review
Duration: 1 year
Scale of Implementation: ≤ 5 sites
High priority sites: Spindlestone Hills and Norham
Comments: medium priority for action amongst hawkweeds in England
Key Action 2
Proposed Action: Taxonomic review required as N England and Scottish plants may not be same as Welsh plants
Action targets: 1. Taxonomy established
Action type: Scientific research
Duration: 2 years
Scale of Implementation: ≤ 10 sites
High priority sites:
Comments: Needs cooperative work with Scotland and Wales
Key Action 3
Proposed Action: Collect seed for Millennium Seed Bank
Action targets: 5. Remedial action identified
Action type: Ex situ conservation
Duration: 1 year
Scale of Implementation: Unknown
High priority sites:
Comments: Coordinate with Millennium Seed Bank
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.