Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981

Sections 13, 22 and 24.

SCHEDULE 8 E+W+S Plants which are Protected

Common name	Scientific name
[F1 Adder’s-tongue, Least]	[F1 Ophioglossum lusitanicum]
Alison, Small	Alyssum alyssoides
[F2 Anomodon, Long-leaved]	[F2 Anomodon longifolius]
[F2 Beech-lichen, New Forest]	[F2 Enterographa elaborata]
[F3 Blackwort]	[F3 Southbya nigrella]
[F2 Bluebell (in respect of section 13(2) only)]	[F2 Hyacinthoides non-scripta]
[F2 Bolete, Royal]	[F2 Boletus regius]
Broomrape, Bedstraw	Orobanche caryophyllacea
Broomrape, Oxtongue	Orobanche loricata
Broomrape, Thistle	Orobanche reticulata
[F1 Cabbage, Lundy]	[F1 Rhynchosinapis wrightii]
Calamint, Wood	Calamintha sylvatica
[F3 Caloplaca, Snow]	[F3 Caloplaca nivalis]
[F3 Catapyrenium, Tree]	[F3 Catapyrenium psoromoides]
Catchfly, Alpine	Lychnis alpina
[F3 Catillaria, Laurer’s]	[F3 Catellaria laurei]
[F3 Centaury, Slender]	[F3 Centaurium tenuiflorum]
Cinquefoil, Rock	Potentilla rupestris
[F2 Cladonia, Convoluted]	[F2 Cladonia convoluta]
[F3 Cladonia, Upright Mountain]	[F3 Cladonia stricta]
[F3 Clary, Meadow]	[F3 Salvia pratensis]
Club-rush, Triangular	Scirpus triquetrus
[F1 Colt’s-foot, Purple]	[F1 Homogyne alpina]
Cotoneaster, Wild	Cotoneaster integerrimus
[F1 Cottongrass, Slender]	[F1 Eriophorum gracile]
Cow-wheat, Field	Melampyrum arvense
[F1 Crocus, Sand]	[F1 Romulea columnae]
[F3 Crystalwort, Lizard]	[F3 Riccia bifurca]
[F3 Cudweed, Broad-leaved]	[F3 Filago pryamidata]
Cudweed, Jersey	Gnaphalium luteoalbum
[F1 Cudweed, Red-tipped]	[F1 Filago lutescens]
[F2 Cut-grass]	[F2 Leersia oryzoides]
[F2 Deptford Pink (in respect of England and Wales only)]	[F2 Dianthus armeria]
Diapensia	Diapensia lapponica
[F4 [F3 Dock, Shore] [F5 (in respect of section 13(2) only)]]	[F4 [F3 Rumex rupestris]]
[F3 Earwort, Marsh]	[F3 Jamesoniella undulifolia]
Eryngo, Field	Eryngium campestre
[F2 Feather-moss, Polar]	[F2 Hygrohypnum polare]
Fern, Dickie’s Bladder	Cystopteris dickieana
[F4 Fern, Killarney [F6 (in respect of section 13(2) only)]]	[F4 Trichomanes speciosum]
[F3 Flapwort, Norfolk]	[F3 Leiocolea rutheana]
[F1 Fleabane, Alpine]	[F1 Erigeron borealis]
[F1 Fleabane, Small]	[F1 Pulicaria vulgaris]
[F3 Frostwort, Pointed]	[F3 Gymnomitrion apiculatum]
[F2 Fungus, Hedgehog]	[F2 Hericium erinaceum]
Galingale, Brown	Cyperus fuscus
Gentian, Alpine	Gentiana nivalis
[F3 Gentian, Dune]	[F3 Gentianella uliginosa]
[F4 [F3 Gentian, Early] [F7 (in respect of section 13(2) only)]]	[F4 [F3 Gentianella anglica]]
[F1 Gentian, Fringed]	[F1 Gentianella ciliata]
Gentian, Spring	Gentiana verna
[F1 Germander, Cut-leaved]	[F1 Teucrium botrys]
Germander, Water	Teucrium scordium
Gladiolus, Wild	Gladiolus illyricus
[F2 Goblin Lights]	[F2 Catolechia wahlenbergii]
[F1 Goosefoot, Stinking]	[F1 Chenopodium vulvaria]
[F1 Grass-poly]	[F1 Lythrum hyssopifolia]
[F3 Grimmia, Blunt-leaved]	[F3 Grimmia unicolor]
[F3 Gyalecta, Elm]	[F3 Gyalecta ulmi]
Hare’s-ear, Sickle-leaved	Bupleurum falcatum
Hare’s-ear, Small	Bupleurum baldense
[F1 Hawk’s-beard, Stinking]	[F1 Crepis foetida]
[F3 Hawkweed, Northroe]	[F3 Hieracium northroense]
[F3 Hawkweed, Shetland]	[F3 Hieracium zetlandicum]
[F3 Hawkweed, Weak-leaved]	[F3 Hieracium attenuatifolium]
Heath, Blue	Phyllodoce caerulea
Helleborine, Red	Cephalanthera rubra
[F8 [F1 Helleborine, Young’s]]	[F8 [F1 Epipactis youngiana]]
[F1 Horsetail, Branched]	[F1 Equisetum ramosissimum]
[F1 Hound’s-tongue, Green]	[F1 Cynoglossum germanicum]
Knawel, Perennial	Scleranthus perennis
Knotgrass, Sea	Polygonum maritimum
[F4 Lady’s-slipper [F9 (in respect of section 13(2) only)]]	[F4 Cypripedium calceolus]
F10 . . .	F10 . . .
F10 . . .	F10 . . .
[F8 [F3 Lecanactis, Churchyard]]	[F8 [F3 Lecanactis hemisphaerica]]
[F3 Lecanora, Tarn]	[F3 Lecanora archariana]
[F3 Lecidea, Copper]	[F3 Lecidea inops]
Leek, Round-headed	Allium sphaerocephalon
Lettuce, Least	Lactuca saligna
[F3 Lichen, Arctic Kidney]	[F3 Nephroma arcticum]
[F3 Lichen, Ciliate Strap]	[F3 Heterodermia leucomelos]
[F3 Lichen, Coralloid Rosette]	[F3 Heterodermia propagulifera]
[F3 Lichen, Ear-lobed Dog]	[F3 Peltigera lepidophora]
[F3 Lichen, Forked Hair]	[F3 Bryoria furcellata]
[F3 Lichen, Golden Hair]	[F3 Teloschistes flavicans]
[F3 Lichen, Orange Fruited Elm]	[F3 Caloplaca luteoalba]
[F3 Lichen, River Jelly]	[F3 Collema dichotomum]
[F3 Lichen, Scaly Breck]	[F3 Squamarina lentigera]
[F3 Lichen, Stary Breck]	[F3 Buellia asterella]
Lily, Snowdon	Lloydia serotina
[F3 Liverwort]	[F3 Petallophyllum ralfsi]
[F3 Liverwort, Lindenberg’s Leafy]	[F3 Adelanthus lindenbergianus]
Marsh-mallow, Rough	Althaea hirsuta
[F4 [F1 Marshwort, Creeping] [F11 (in respect of section 13(2) only)]]	[F4 [F1 Apium repens]]
[F1 Milk-parsley, Cambridge]	[F1 Selinum carvifolia]
[F3 Moss]	[F3 Drepanocladius vernicosus]
[F3 Moss, Alpine Copper]	[F3 Mielichoferia mielichoferi]
[F3 Moss, Baltic Bog]	[F3 Sphagnum balticum]
[F3 Moss, Blue Dew]	[F3 Saelania glaucescens]
[F3 Moss, Blunt-leaved Bristle]	[F3 Orthotrichum obtusifolium]
[F3 Moss, Bright Green Cave	Cyclodictyon laetevirens]
[F3 Moss, Cordate Beard]	[F3 Barbula cordata]
[F3 Moss, Cornish Path]	[F3 Ditrichum cornubicum]
[F3 Moss, Derbyshire Feather]	[F3 Thamnobryum angustifolium]
[F8 [F3 Moss, Dune Thread]]	[F8 [F3 Bryum mamillatum]]
[F2 Moss, Flamingo]	[F2 Desmatodon cernuus]
[F3 Moss, Glaucous Beard]	[F3 Barbula glauca]
[F3 Moss, Green Shield]	[F3 Buxbaumia viridis]
[F3 Moss, Hair Silk]	[F3 Plagiothecium piliferum]
[F3 Moss, Knothole]	[F3 Zygodon forsteri]
[F3 Moss Large Yellow Feather]	[F3 Scorpidium turgescens]
[F3 Moss, Millimetre]	[F3 Micromitrium tenerum]
[F3 Moss, Multifruited River]	[F3 Cryphaea lamyana]
[F3 Moss, Nowell’s Limestone]	[F3 Zygodon gracilis]
[F3 Moss, Rigid Apple]	[F3 Bartramia stricta]
[F3 Moss, Round-leaved Feather]	[F3 Rhynocostegium rotundifolium]
[F3 Moss, Schleicher’s Thread]	[F3 Bryum schleicheri]
[F3 Moss, Triangular Pygmy]	{ F3 Acaulon triquetrum
[F3 Moss, Vaucher’s Feather]	[F3 Hypnum vaucheri]
[F3 Mudwort, Welsh]	[F3 Limosella australis]
[F1 Naiad, Holly-leaved]	[F1 Najas marina]
[F4 [F3 Naiad, Slender] [F12 (in respect of section 13(2) only)]]	[F4 [F3 Najas flexilis]]
[F3 Orache, Stalked]	[F3 Halimione pedunculata]
Orchid, Early Spider	Ophryas sphegodes
[F4 Orchid, Fen [F13 (in respect of section 13(2) only)]]	[F4 Liparis loeselii]
Orchid, Ghost	Epipogium aphyllum
[F3 Orchid, Lapland Marsh]	[F3 Dactylorhiza lapponica]
Orchid, Late Spider	Ophrys fuciflora
Orchid, Lizard	Himantoglossum hircinum
Orchid, Military	Orchis militaris
Orchid, Monkey	Orchis simia
[F3 Pannaria, Caledonia]	[F3 Pannaria ignobilis]
[F3 Parmelia, New Forest]	[F3 Parmelia minarum]
[F3 Parmentaria, Oil Stain]	[F3 Parmentaria chilensis]
Pear, Plymouth	Pyrus cordata
[F3 Penny-cress, Perfoliate]	[F3 Thlaspi perfoliatum]
[F1 Pennyroyal]	[F1 Mentha pulegium]
[F3 Pertusaria, Alpine Moss]	[F3 Pertusaria bryontha]
[F3 Physcia, Southern Grey]	[F3 Physcia tribacioides]
[F1 Pigmyweed]	[F1 Crassula aquatica]
[F3 Pine, Ground]	[F3 Ajuga chamaepitys]
Pink, Cheddar	Dianthus gratianopolitanus
Pink, Childling	Petroraghia nanteuilii
[F4 [F3 Plantain, Floating Water] [F14 (in respect of section 13(2) only)]]	[F4 [F3 Luronium natans]]
[F2 Polypore, Oak]	[F2 Buglossoporus pulvinus]
[F3 Pseudocyphellaria, Ragged]	[F3 Pseudocyphellaria lacerata]
[F3 Psora, Rusty Alpine]	[F3 Psora rubiformis]
[F2 Puffball, Sandy Stilt]	[F2 Battarraea phalloides]
[F1 Ragwort, Fen]	[F1 Senecio paludosus]
[F1 Ramping-fumitory, Martin’s]	[F1 Fumaria martinii]
[F3 Rampion, Spiked]	[F3 Phyteuma spicatum]
[F1 Restharrow, Small]	[F1 Ononis reclinata]
[F1 Rock-cress, Alpine]	[F1 Arabis alpina]
[F1 Rock-cress, Bristol]	[F1 Arabis stricta]
[F15 Rock Nail]	[F15 Calicium corynellum]
[F3 Rustworth, Western]	[F3 Marsupella profunda]
Sandwort, Norwegian	Arenaria norvegica
Sandwort, Teesdale	Minuartia stricta
Saxifrage, Drooping	Saxifraga cernua
[F4 [F3 Saxifrage, Marsh] [F16 (in respect of section 13(2) only)]]	[F4 [F3 Saxifrage hirulus]]
Saxifrage, Tufted	Saxifraga cespitosa
[F3 Solenopsora, Serpentine]	[F3 Solenopsora liparina]
Solomon’s-seal, Whorled	Polygonatum verticillatum
Sow-thistle, Alpine	Cicerbita alpina
Spearwort, Adder’s-tongue	Ranunculus ophioglossifolius
[F1 Speedwell, Fingered]	[F1 Veronica triphyllos]
Speedwell, Spiked	Veronica spicata
F10 . . .	F10 . . .
[F2 Spike-rush, Dwarf]	[F2 Eleocharis parvula]
[F2 Stack Fleawort, South]	[F2 Tephroseris integrifolia (ssp maritima)]
[F1 Star-of-Bethlehem, Early]	[F1 Gagea bohemica]
Starfruit	Damasonium alisma
[F3 Stonewort, Bearded]	[F3 Chara canescens]
[F1 Stonewort, Foxtail]	[F1 Lamprothamnium papulosum]
[F1 Strapwort]	[F1 Corrigiola litoralis]
[F2 Sulphur-tresses, Alpine]	[F2 Alectoria ochroleuca]
[F8 [F2 Threadmoss, Long-leaved]]	[F8 [F2 Bryum neodamense]]
[F15 Tree Lungwort (in respect of section 13(2) only)]	[F15 Lobaria pulmonaria]
[F3 Turpswort]	[F3 Geocalyx graveolens]
Violet, Fen	Viola persicifolia
[F1 Viper’s-grass]	[F1 Scorzonera humilis]
Water-plantain, Ribbon leaved	Alisma gramineum
Wood-sedge, Starved	Carex depauperata
Woodsia, Alpine	Woodsia alpina
Woodsia, Oblong	Woodsia ilvensis
Wormwood, Field	Artemisia campestris
Woundwort, Downy	Stachys germanica
Woundwort, Limestone	Stachys alpina
Yellow-rattle, Greater	Rhinanthus serotinus

Textual Amendments

F1 Entry in Sch. 8 added by S.I. 1988/288, art. 3

F2 Entries in Sch. 8 added (16.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/878, art. 3

F3 Entries in Sch. 8 added (29.10.1992) by S.I. 1992/2350, art. 3(1)

F4 Sch. 8: entries removed (S.) (15.2.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats,  &c.) Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2007 (S.S.I. 2007/80), reg. 29

F5 Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(a)

F6 Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(b)

F7 Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(c)

F8 Entries in Sch. 8 omitted (E.W.) (1.10.2011) by virtue of The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) (England and Wales) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2015), arts. 1(b), 3(3), Sch. 4

F9 Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(d)

F10 Entries in Sch. 8 removed (29.10.1992) by S.I. 1992/2350, art. 3(2)

F11 Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(e)

F12 Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(f)

F13 Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(g)

F14 Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(h)

F15 Entries in Sch. 8 inserted (E.W.) (1.10.2011) by The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedules 5 and 8) (England and Wales) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/2015), arts. 1(b), 3(2) ,Sch. 3

F16 Sch. 8: words in entry inserted (E.W.) (21.8.2007) by The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 (S.I. 2007/1843), reg. 7(8)(i)

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.