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Originally Posted by Chiltern Chris  Hi,
Under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 section 13 1(b) all wild flowers are protected from uprooting and some rare plants, including various orchids have more protection in section 13 1(a) against picking & destruction. |
My understanding is that, for those plants that are not listed on schedule 8 (i.e. those that are not specially protected) an offence is committed if they are
intentionally uprooted by a person who is
not authorised. An authorised person in this instance would be the landowner or occupier or anyone authorised by the landowner/occupier.