List of Legally prohibited Species
| Scientific Name | Subsidiary Legislation |
| Acacia cyclops | S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule |
| Acacia saligna
(Acacia cyanophylla) |
S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule;
S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Acridotheres tristis | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Ailanthus altissima
(Ailanthus glandulosa) |
S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule;
S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Alopochen aegyptiacus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Alternanthera philoxeroides | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Ameiurus melas | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Andropogon virginicus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Arthurdendyus triangulatus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Asclepias syriaca | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Axis axis | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Baccharis halimifolia | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Cabomba caroliniana | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Callosciurus erythraeus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Callosciurus finlaysonii | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Cardiospermum grandiflorum | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Casuarina spp. | S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule |
| Celastrus orbiculatus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations (Entry into Force on 02 August 2027) |
| Channa argus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Corvus splendens | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Cortaderia jubata | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Ehrharta calycina | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Eichhornia crassipes
(Pontederia crassipes) |
S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Elodea nuttallii | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Eriocheir sinensis | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis (Eucalyptus rostrata) | S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule; Existing specimens are protected in urban public open spaces |
| Eucalyptus gomphocephala | S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule;
Existing specimens are protected in urban public open spaces |
| Faxonius rusticus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Fundulus heteroclitus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Gambusia affinis | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Gambusia holbrooki | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Gunnera tinctoria | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Gymnocoronis spilanthoides | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Hakea sericea | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Heracleum mantegazzianum | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Heracleum persicum | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Heracleum sosnowskyi | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Herpestes javanicus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Humulus scandens | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Hydrocotyle ranunculoides | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Impatiens glandulifera | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Koenigia polystachya | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Lagarosiphon major | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Lampropeltis getula | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Lepomis gibbosus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Lespedeza cuneata (Lespedeza juncea var. sericea) | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Leucaena leucocephala
(Acacia leucocephala; Albizzia lebbek) |
S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule |
| Limnoperna fortunei | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Lithobates catesbeianus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Ludwigia grandiflora | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Ludwigia peploides | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Lygodium japonicum | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Lysichiton americanus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Microstegium vimineum | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Morone americana | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Muntiacus reevesi | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Myocastor coypus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Myriophyllum aquaticum | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Myriophyllum heterophyllum | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Nasua nasua | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Nicotiana glauca | S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule |
| Nyctereutes procyonoides | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Ondatra zibethicus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Orconectes limosus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Orconectes virilis | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Oxyura jamaicensis | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Pacifastacus leniusculus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Parthenium hysterophorus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Pennisetum setaceum | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Perccottus glenii | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Persicaria perfoliata | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Pistia stratiotes | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Pittosporum tobira | S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule |
| Plotosus lineatus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Procambarus clarkii | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Procambarus fallax f. virginalis | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Procyon lotor | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Prosopis juliflora | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Pseudorasbora parva | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Pueraria lobata | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Pycnonotus cafer | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Ricinus communis | S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule |
| Rugulopteryx okamurae | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Salvinia molesta (Salvinia adnata) | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Schinus terebinthifolius | S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule |
| Sciurus carolinensis | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Sciurus niger | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Solenopsis geminata | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Solenopsis invicta | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Solenopsis richteri | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Tamias sibiricus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Threskiornis aethiopicus | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Trachemys scripta | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Triadica sebifera | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Vachellia karroo | S.L.549.123 – Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations, Second Schedule |
| (Acacia karroo; Acacia horrida) | |
| Vespa velutina nigrithorax | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Wasmannia auropunctata | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
| Xenopus laevis | S.L.549.119 – Control of Invasive Alien Species of European Concern Regulations |
Relevant Links
- Trees and Woodlands Protection Regulations
- Alien species under the EU IAS Regulation
- Alien species not to be used in rural areas
