Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Sections 13, 22 and 24.

SCHEDULE 8E+W+S Plants which are Protected

Common nameScientific name
[F1Adder’s-tongue, Least][F1Ophioglossum lusitanicum]
Alison, SmallAlyssum alyssoides
Broomrape, BedstrawOrobanche caryophyllacea
Broomrape, OxtongueOrobanche loricata
Broomrape, ThistleOrobanche reticulata
[F1Cabbage, Lundy][F1Rhynchosinapis wrightii]
Calamint, WoodCalamintha sylvatica
Catchfly, AlpineLychnis alpina
Cinquefoil, RockPotentilla rupestris
Club-rush, TriangularScirpus triquetrus
[F1Colt’s-foot, Purple][F1Homogyne alpina]
Cotoneaster, WildCotoneaster integerrimus
[F1Cottongrass, Slender][F1Eriophorum gracile]
Cow-wheat, FieldMelampyrum arvense
[F1Crocus, Sand][F1Romulea columnae]
Cudweed, JerseyGnaphalium luteoalbum
[F1Cudweed, Red-tipped][F1Filago lutescens]
DiapensiaDiapensia lapponica
Eryngo, FieldEryngium campestre
Fern, Dickie’s BladderCystopteris dickieana
Fern, KillarneyTrichomanes speciosum
[F1Fleabane, Alpine][F1Erigeron borealis]
[F1Fleabane, Small][F1Pulicaria vulgaris]
Galingale, BrownCyperus fuscus
Gentian, AlpineGentiana nivalis
[F1Gentian, Fringed][F1Gentianella ciliata]
Gentian, SpringGentiana verna
[F1Germander, Cut-leaved][F1Teucrium botrys]
Germander, WaterTeucrium scordium
Gladiolus, WildGladiolus illyricus
[F1Goosefoot, Stinking][F1Chenopodium vulvaria]
[F1Grass-poly][F1Lythrum hyssopifolia]
Hare’s-ear, Sickle-leavedBupleurum falcatum
Hare’s-ear, SmallBupleurum baldense
[F1Hawk’s-beard, Stinking][F1Crepis foetida]
Heath, BluePhyllodoce caerulea
Helleborine, RedCephalanthera rubra
[F1Helleborine, Young’s][F1Epipactis youngiana]
[F1Horsetail, Branched][F1Equisetum ramosissimum]
[F1Hound’s-tongue, Green][F1Cynoglossum germanicum]
Knawel, PerennialScleranthus perennis
Knotgrass, SeaPolygonum maritimum
Lady’s-slipperCypripedium calceolus
F2.F2.
F2.
Leek, Round-headedAllium sphaerocephalon
Lettuce, LeastLactuca saligna
Lily, SnowdonLloydia serotina
Marsh-mallow, RoughAlthaea hirsuta
[F1Marshwort, Creeping][F1Apium repens]
[F1Milk-parsley, Cambridge][F1Selinum carvifolia]
[F1Naiad, Holly-leaved][F1Najas marina]
Orchid, Early SpiderOphryas sphegodes
Orchid, FenLiparis loeselii
Orchid, GhostEpipogium aphyllum
Orchid, Late SpiderOphrys fuciflora
Orchid, LizardHimantoglossum hircinum
Orchid, MilitaryOrchis militaris
Orchid, MonkeyOrchis simia
Pear, PlymouthPyrus cordata
[F1Pennyroyal][F1Mentha pulegium]
[F1Pigmyweed][F1Crassula aquatica]
Pink, CheddarDianthus gratianopolitanus
Pink, ChildlingPetroraghia nanteuilii
[F1Ragwort, Fen][F1Senecio paludosus]
[F1Ramping-fumitory, Martin’s][F1Fumaria martinii]
[F1Restharrow, Small][F1Ononis reclinata]
[F1Rock-cress, Alpine][F1Arabis alpina]
[F1Rock-cress, Bristol][F1Arabis stricta]
Sandwort, NorwegianArenaria norvegica
Sandwort, TeesdaleMinuartia stricta
Saxifrage, DroopingSaxifraga cernua
Saxifrage, TuftedSaxifraga cespitosa
Solomon’s-seal, WhorledPolygonatum verticillatum
Sow-thistle, AlpineCicerbita alpina
Spearwort, Adder’s-tongueRanunculus ophioglossifolius
[F1Speedwell, Fingered][F1Veronica triphyllos]
Speedwell, SpikedVeronica spicata
F2.F2.
[F1Star-of-Bethlehem, Early][F1Gagea bohemica]
StarfruitDamasonium alisma
[F1Stonewort, Foxtail][F1Lamprothamnium papulosum]
[F1Strapwort][F1Corrigiola litoralis]
Violet, FenViola persicifolia
[F1Viper’s-grass][F1Scorzonera humilis]
Water-plantain, Ribbon leavedAlisma gramineum
Wood-sedge, StarvedCarex depauperata
Woodsia, AlpineWoodsia alpina
Woodsia, OblongWoodsia ilvensis
Wormwood, FieldArtemisia campestris
Woundwort, DownyStachys germanica
Woundwort, LimestoneStachys alpina
Yellow-rattle, GreaterRhinanthus serotinus
[F3Blackwort][F3Southbya nigrella]
[F3Caloplaca, Snow][F3Caloplaca nivalis]
[F3Catapyrenium, Tree][F3Catapyrenium psoromoides]
[F3Catillaria, Laurer’s][F3Catellaria laurei]
[F3Centaury, Slender][F3Centaurium tenuiflorum]
[F3Cladonia, Upright Mountain][F3Cladonia stricta]
[F3Clary, Meadow][F3Salvia pratensis]
[F3Crystalwort, Lizard][F3Riccia bifurca]
[F3Cudweed, Broad-leaved][F3Filago pryamidata]
[F3Dock, Shore][F3Rumex rupestris]
[F3Earwort, Marsh][F3Jamesoniella undulifolia]
[F3Flapwort, Norfolk][F3Leiocolea rutheana]
[F3Frostwort, Pointed][F3Gymnomitrion apiculatum]
[F3Gentian, Dune][F3Gentianella uliginosa]
[F3Gentian, Early][F3 Gentianella anglica]
[F3Grimmia, Blunt-leaved][F3Grimmia unicolor]
[F3Gyalecta, Elm][F3Gyalecta ulmi]
[F3Hawkweed, Northroe][F3Hieracium northroense]
[F3 Hawkweed, Shetland][F3Hieracium zetlandicum]
[F3Hawkweed, Weak-leaved][F3Hieracium attenuatifolium]
[F3Lecanactis, Churchyard][F3Lecanactis hemisphaerica]
[F3Lecanora, Tarn][F3Lecanora archariana]
[F3 Lecidea, Copper][F3Lecidea inops]
[F3Lichen, Arctic Kidney][F3Nephroma arcticum]
[F3Lichen, Ciliate Strap][F3Heterodermia leucomelos]
[F3Lichen, Coralloid Rosette][F3Heterodermia propagulifera]
[F3Lichen, Ear-lobed Dog][F3 Peltigera lepidophora]
[F3Lichen, Forked Hair][F3Bryoria furcellata]
[F3 Lichen, Golden Hair][F3Teloschistes flavicans]
[F3Lichen, Orange Fruited Elm][F3 Caloplaca luteoalba]
[F3Lichen, River Jelly][F3Collema dichotomum]
[F3Lichen, Scaly Breck][F3Squamarina lentigera]
[F3Lichen, Stary Breck][F3 Buellia asterella]
[F3Liverwort][F3 Petallophyllum ralfsi]
[F3Liverwort, Lindenberg’s Leafy][F3Adelanthus lindenbergianus]
[F3Moss][F3Drepanocladius vernicosus]
[F3Moss, Alpine Copper][F3Mielichoferia mielichoferi]
[F3Moss, Baltic Bog][F3Sphagnum balticum]
[F3Moss, Blue Dew][F3Saelania glaucescens]
[F3Moss, Blunt-leaved Bristle][F3Orthotrichum obtusifolium]
[F3Moss, Bright Green Cave[F3Cyclodictyon laetevirens]
[F3Moss, Cordate Beard][F3Barbula cordata]
[F3Moss, Cornish Path][F3Ditrichum cornubicum]
[F3Moss, Derbyshire Feather][F3Thamnobryum angustifolium]
[F3Moss, Dune Thread][F3Bryum mamillatum]
[F3Moss, Glaucous Beard][F3Barbula glauca]
[F3Moss, Green Shield][F3Buxbaumia viridis]
[F3Moss, Hair Silk][F3Plagiothecium piliferum]
[F3Moss, Knothole][F3Zygodon forsteri]
[F3Moss Large Yellow Feather][F3Scorpidium turgescens]
[F3Moss, Millimetre][F3Micromitrium tenerum]
[F3Moss, Multifruited River][F3Cryphaea lamyana]
[F3Moss, Nowell’s Limestone][F3Zygodon gracilis]
[F3Moss, Rigid Apple][F3Bartramia stricta]
[F3Moss, Round-leaved Feather][F3Rhynocostegium rotundifolium]
[F3Moss, Schleicher’s Thread][F3Bryum schleicheri]
[F3Moss, Triangular Pygmy]{ F3Acaulon triquetrum]
[F3Moss, Vaucher’s Feather][F3Hypnum vaucheri]
[F3Mudwort, Welsh][F3Limosella australis]
[F3Naiad, Slender][F3Najas flexilis]
[F3Orache, Stalked][F3Halimione pedunculata]
[F3Orchid, Lapland Marsh][F3Dactylorhiza lapponica]
[F3Pannaria, Caledonia][F3Pannaria ignobilis]
[F3Parmelia, New Forest][F3Parmelia minarum]
[F3Parmentaria, Oil Stain][F3Parmentaria chilensis]
[F3Penny-cress, Perfoliate][F3Thlaspi perfoliatum]
[F3Pertusaria, Alpine Moss][F3Pertusaria bryontha]
[F3Physcia, Southern Grey][F3Physcia tribacioides]
[F3 Pine, Ground][F3Ajuga chamaepitys]
[F3Plantain , Floating Water][F3Luronium natans]
[F3Pseudocyphellaria, Ragged][F3Pseudocyphellaria lacerata]
[F3 Psora, Rusty Alpine][F3Psora rubiformis]
[F3Rampion, Spiked][F3Phyteuma spicatum]
[F3Rustworth, Western][F3Marsupella profunda]
[F3Saxifrage, Marsh][F3Saxifrage hirulus]
[F3Solenopsora, Serpentine][F3Solenopsora liparina]
[F3Stonewort, Bearded][F3Chara canescens]
[F3Turpswort][F3Geocalyx graveolens]

Textual Amendments

F1Entry added by S.I. 1988/288, art. 3

F2Words in Sch. 8 removed (29.10.1992) by S.I. 1992/2350, art. 3(2).

F3Words in Sch. 8 added (29.10.1992) by S.I. 1992/2350, art. 3(1).

Note. The common name or names given in the first column of this Schedule are included by way of guidance only; in the event of any dispute or proceedings, the common name or names shall not be taken into account.