The ant hunting Five-spotted Ground Spider Callilepis nocturna is confined to just three sites and is considered Vulnerable to extinction in Britain. Image copyright: Richard Gallon.
The magnificent Western Ground Spider Gnaphosa occidentalis is restricted to a handful of coastal cliffs in Cornwall and considered Vulnerable to extinction in Britain. Image copyright: Tylan Berry
The Jumping spider Euophrys herbigrada is restricted to short coastal and cliff top grassland on the south coast and is Vulnerable to extinction. Image copyright: Tylan Berry
The Sac spider Porrhoclubiona genevensis is confined to maritime grassland and cliffs at the very western extremities of England and Wales. It's considered Near Threatened on the British Red List. Image copyright: Richard Gallon
As a final example a rare habitat with a unique set of spiders, many of them threatened, coast cliff top grasslands are being lost to encroaching scrub, invasive non-native plants and tourism pressures. #RedList assessments for species like these are essential first steps in their conservation.