{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981/schedule-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981/schedule-8.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1981/69",
  "legislation_title": "Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/wildlife-and-countryside-act-1981",
  "path": "schedule/8",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": "Plants which are Protected",
  "text": "Common name\nScientific name\nAdder’s-tongue, Least\nOphioglossum lusitanicum\nAlison, Small\nAlyssum alyssoides\nAnomodon, Long-leaved\nAnomodon longifolius\nBeech-lichen, New Forest\nEnterographa elaborata\nBlackwort\nSouthbya nigrella\nBluebell (in respect of section 13(2) only)\nHyacinthoides non-scripta\nBolete, Royal\nBoletus regius\nBroomrape, Bedstraw\nOrobanche caryophyllacea\nBroomrape, Oxtongue\nOrobanche loricata\nBroomrape, Thistle\nOrobanche reticulata\nCabbage, Lundy\nRhynchosinapis wrightii\nCalamint, Wood\nCalamintha sylvatica\nCaloplaca, Snow\nCaloplaca nivalis\nCatapyrenium, Tree\nCatapyrenium psoromoides\nCatchfly, Alpine\nLychnis alpina\nCatillaria, Laurer’s\nCatellaria laurei\nCentaury, Slender\nCentaurium tenuiflorum\nCinquefoil, Rock\nPotentilla rupestris\nCladonia, Convoluted\nCladonia convoluta\nCladonia, Upright Mountain\nCladonia stricta\nClary, Meadow\nSalvia pratensis\nClub-rush, Triangular\nScirpus triquetrus\nColt’s-foot, Purple\nHomogyne alpina\nCotoneaster, Wild\nCotoneaster integerrimus\nCottongrass, Slender\nEriophorum gracile\nCow-wheat, Field\nMelampyrum arvense\nCrocus, Sand\nRomulea columnae\nCrystalwort, Lizard\nRiccia bifurca\nCudweed, Broad-leaved\nFilago pryamidata\nCudweed, Jersey\nGnaphalium luteoalbum\nCudweed, Red-tipped\nFilago lutescens\nCut-grass\nLeersia oryzoides\nDeptford Pink (in respect of England and Wales only)\nDianthus armeria\nDiapensia\nDiapensia lapponica\nDock, Shore (in respect of section 13(2) only)\nRumex rupestris\nEarwort, Marsh\nJamesoniella undulifolia\nEryngo, Field\nEryngium campestre\nFeather-moss, Polar\nHygrohypnum polare\nFern, Dickie’s Bladder\nCystopteris dickieana\nFern, Killarney (in respect of section 13(2) only)\nTrichomanes speciosum\nFlapwort, Norfolk\nLeiocolea rutheana\nFleabane, Alpine\nErigeron borealis\nFleabane, Small\nPulicaria vulgaris\nFrostwort, Pointed\nGymnomitrion apiculatum\nFungus, Hedgehog\nHericium erinaceum\nGalingale, Brown\nCyperus fuscus\nGentian, Alpine\nGentiana nivalis\nGentian, Dune\nGentianella uliginosa\nGentian, Early (in respect of section 13(2) only)\nGentianella anglica\nGentian, Fringed\nGentianella ciliata\nGentian, Spring\nGentiana verna\nGermander, Cut-leaved\nTeucrium botrys\nGermander, Water\nTeucrium scordium\nGladiolus, Wild\nGladiolus illyricus\nGoblin Lights\nCatolechia wahlenbergii\nGoosefoot, Stinking\nChenopodium vulvaria\nGrass-poly\nLythrum hyssopifolia\nGrimmia, Blunt-leaved\nGrimmia unicolor\nGyalecta, Elm\nGyalecta ulmi\nHare’s-ear, Sickle-leaved\nBupleurum falcatum\nHare’s-ear, Small\nBupleurum baldense\nHawk’s-beard, Stinking\nCrepis foetida\nHawkweed, Northroe\nHieracium northroense\nHawkweed, Shetland\nHieracium zetlandicum\nHawkweed, Weak-leaved\nHieracium attenuatifolium\nHeath, Blue\nPhyllodoce caerulea\nHelleborine, Red\nCephalanthera rubra\nHelleborine, Young’s\nEpipactis youngiana\nHorsetail, Branched\nEquisetum ramosissimum\nHound’s-tongue, Green\nCynoglossum germanicum\nKnawel, Perennial\nScleranthus perennis\nKnotgrass, Sea\nPolygonum maritimum\nLady’s-slipper (in respect of section 13(2) only)\nCypripedium calceolus\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\n. . .\nLecanactis, Churchyard\nLecanactis hemisphaerica\nLecanora, Tarn\nLecanora archariana\nLecidea, Copper\nLecidea inops\nLeek, Round-headed\nAllium sphaerocephalon\nLettuce, Least\nLactuca saligna\nLichen, Arctic Kidney\nNephroma arcticum\nLichen, Ciliate Strap\nHeterodermia leucomelos\nLichen, Coralloid Rosette\nHeterodermia propagulifera\nLichen, Ear-lobed Dog\nPeltigera lepidophora\nLichen, Forked Hair\nBryoria furcellata\nLichen, Golden Hair\nTeloschistes flavicans\nLichen, Orange Fruited Elm\nCaloplaca luteoalba\nLichen, River Jelly\nCollema dichotomum\nLichen, Scaly Breck\nSquamarina lentigera\nLichen, Stary Breck\nBuellia asterella\nLily, Snowdon\nLloydia serotina\nLiverwort\nPetallophyllum ralfsi\nLiverwort, Lindenberg’s Leafy\nAdelanthus lindenbergianus\nMarsh-mallow, Rough\nAlthaea hirsuta\nMarshwort, Creeping (in respect of section 13(2) only)\nApium repens\nMilk-parsley, Cambridge\nSelinum carvifolia\nMoss\nDrepanocladius vernicosus\nMoss, Alpine Copper\nMielichoferia mielichoferi\nMoss, Baltic Bog\nSphagnum balticum\nMoss, Blue Dew\nSaelania glaucescens\nMoss, Blunt-leaved Bristle\nOrthotrichum obtusifolium\nMoss, Bright Green Cave\nCyclodictyon laetevirens\nMoss, Cordate Beard\nBarbula cordata\nMoss, Cornish Path\nDitrichum cornubicum\nMoss, Derbyshire Feather\nThamnobryum angustifolium\nMoss, Dune Thread\nBryum mamillatum\nMoss, Flamingo\nDesmatodon cernuus\nMoss, Glaucous Beard\nBarbula glauca\nMoss, Green Shield\nBuxbaumia viridis\nMoss, Hair Silk\nPlagiothecium piliferum\nMoss, Knothole\nZygodon forsteri\nMoss Large Yellow Feather\nScorpidium turgescens\nMoss, Millimetre\nMicromitrium tenerum\nMoss, Multifruited River\nCryphaea lamyana\nMoss, Nowell’s Limestone\nZygodon gracilis\nMoss, Rigid Apple\nBartramia stricta\nMoss, Round-leaved Feather\nRhynocostegium rotundifolium\nMoss, Schleicher’s Thread\nBryum schleicheri\nMoss, Triangular Pygmy\n{ Acaulon triquetrum\nMoss, Vaucher’s Feather\nHypnum vaucheri\nMudwort, Welsh\nLimosella australis\nNaiad, Holly-leaved\nNajas marina\nNaiad, Slender (in respect of section 13(2) only)\nNajas flexilis\nOrache, Stalked\nHalimione pedunculata\nOrchid, Early Spider\nOphryas sphegodes\nOrchid, Fen (in respect of section 13(2) only)\nLiparis loeselii\nOrchid, Ghost\nEpipogium aphyllum\nOrchid, Lapland Marsh\nDactylorhiza lapponica\nOrchid, Late Spider\nOphrys fuciflora\nOrchid, Lizard\nHimantoglossum hircinum\nOrchid, Military\nOrchis militaris\nOrchid, Monkey\nOrchis simia\nPannaria, Caledonia\nPannaria ignobilis\nParmelia, New Forest\nParmelia minarum\nParmentaria, Oil Stain\nParmentaria chilensis\nPear, Plymouth\nPyrus cordata\nPenny-cress, Perfoliate\nThlaspi perfoliatum\nPennyroyal\nMentha pulegium\nPertusaria, Alpine Moss\nPertusaria bryontha\nPhyscia, Southern Grey\nPhyscia tribacioides\nPigmyweed\nCrassula aquatica\nPine, Ground\nAjuga chamaepitys\nPink, Cheddar\nDianthus gratianopolitanus\nPink, Childling\nPetroraghia nanteuilii\nPlantain, Floating Water (in respect of section 13(2) only)\nLuronium natans\nPolypore, Oak\nBuglossoporus pulvinus\nPseudocyphellaria, Ragged\nPseudocyphellaria lacerata\nPsora, Rusty Alpine\nPsora rubiformis\nPuffball, Sandy Stilt\nBattarraea phalloides\nRagwort, Fen\nSenecio paludosus\nRamping-fumitory, Martin’s\nFumaria martinii\nRampion, Spiked\nPhyteuma spicatum\nRestharrow, Small\nOnonis reclinata\nRock-cress, Alpine\nArabis alpina\nRock-cress, Bristol\nArabis stricta\nRock Nail\nCalicium corynellum\nRustworth, Western\nMarsupella profunda\nSandwort, Norwegian\nArenaria norvegica\nSandwort, Teesdale\nMinuartia stricta\nSaxifrage, Drooping\nSaxifraga cernua\nSaxifrage, Marsh (in respect of section 13(2) only)\nSaxifrage hirulus\nSaxifrage, Tufted\nSaxifraga cespitosa\nSolenopsora, Serpentine\nSolenopsora liparina\nSolomon’s-seal, Whorled\nPolygonatum verticillatum\nSow-thistle, Alpine\nCicerbita alpina\nSpearwort, Adder’s-tongue\nRanunculus ophioglossifolius\nSpeedwell, Fingered\nVeronica triphyllos\nSpeedwell, Spiked\nVeronica spicata\n. . .\n. . .\nSpike-rush, Dwarf\nEleocharis parvula\nStack Fleawort, South\nTephroseris integrifolia (ssp maritima)\nStar-of-Bethlehem, Early\nGagea bohemica\nStarfruit\nDamasonium alisma\nStonewort, Bearded\nChara canescens\nStonewort, Foxtail\nLamprothamnium papulosum\nStrapwort\nCorrigiola litoralis\nSulphur-tresses, Alpine\nAlectoria ochroleuca\nThreadmoss, Long-leaved\nBryum neodamense\nTree Lungwort (in respect of section 13(2) only)\nLobaria pulmonaria\nTurpswort\nGeocalyx graveolens\nViolet, Fen\nViola persicifolia\nViper’s-grass\nScorzonera humilis\nWater-plantain, Ribbon leaved\nAlisma gramineum\nWood-sedge, Starved\nCarex depauperata\nWoodsia, Alpine\nWoodsia alpina\nWoodsia, Oblong\nWoodsia ilvensis\nWormwood, Field\nArtemisia campestris\nWoundwort, Downy\nStachys germanica\nWoundwort, Limestone\nStachys alpina\nYellow-rattle, Greater\nRhinanthus serotinus\nNote. 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.",
  "extent": "E+W+S",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Entry in Sch. 8 added by S.I. 1988/288, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Entries in Sch. 8 added (16.4.1998) by S.I. 1998/878, art. 3"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Entries in Sch. 8 added (29.10.1992) by S.I. 1992/2350, art. 3(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F10",
      "text": "Entries in Sch. 8 removed (29.10.1992) by S.I. 1992/2350, art. 3(2)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F11",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F12",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F13",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F14",
      "text": "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)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F15",
      "text": "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"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F16",
      "text": "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)"
    }
  ],
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    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/schedule/8",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-31T10:30:49.503545+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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