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Some species have PARTIAL protection (specific restrictions, not full Schedule 8)
Sale Restrictions (Legal to pick, ILLEGAL to sell)
Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta)
- Protection: ILLEGAL to sell wild-collected bulbs/plants
- Cultivated: Legal to sell (must prove nursery origin)
- Picking: Legal for personal use (where access permitted)
- Why protected: Massive commercial bulb theft 1980s-90s
- Threats: Hybridization with Spanish Bluebell (garden escape)
- Conservation concern: Hybrid swarms replacing native populations
- Identification:
- Native: Narrow leaves, one-sided flower spike, DROOPING tip, deep blue, sweet scent
- Spanish (Hyacinthoides hispanica): Wider leaves, flowers all round stem, UPRIGHT tip, paler blue, no scent
- Hybrid: Intermediate features
Primrose (Primula vulgaris)
- Protection: Illegal to sell WILD DUG plants
- Cultivated: Legal to sell (nursery grown)
- Picking flowers: Legal (personal use, where access permitted)
- Historic problem: Massive commercial picking for flower trade
- Current status: Common (recovering from historic over-picking)
Cowslip (Primula veris)
- Protection: As primrose (illegal to sell wild plants)
- Status: Recovering (grassland restoration helping)
Wild Daffodil (Narcissus pseudonarcissus)
- Protection: Illegal to sell wild bulbs
- Status: Uncommon (habitat loss)
- Picking: Legal where access permitted (personal use)
Uprooting Protection (ALL Wild Plants)
Reminder: Uprooting ANY wild plant (even non-protected species) requires landowner permission
Common species affected:
- Dandelion roots (foraging)
- Burdock roots (foraging)
- Nettle (if uprooting, not cutting)
- ANY plant if removing roots
Legal harvesting:
- Aerial parts: Legal (where access permitted, personal use)
- Roots: Requires landowner permission (even common plants)
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