In message , little mike
writes

Removal of any plant material of endangered or listed species (even if
you
are the landowner) is illegal. Removal of any plant material without the

landowners permission is illegal. This includes the picking of
bluebells,
primroses and wild daffodils. Seed can usually be collected from council

owned roadside verges but the percentage crop should not be more than
20%.

Stuff and nonsense. Read the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Bluebells are not in Schedule 8 as far as section 13(1) is
concerned.

Yes, that infamous act stole rights from the public, but it stole
far less than is claimed by the followers of William the *******.
The only thing that is forbidden even by that act for plants not
in schedule 8 is uprooting them - and, while there is no precedent
as far as I know, it is doubtful that taking a rooted offshoot
would count as that. It is CERTAINLY not illegal to pick the
flowers you specify.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


Thank you for all your comments and tips. Think its a hard subject for
all about the removal or cuttings of wild flowers. But i too will look
at the Countryside Act 1981 or maybe just stick to the garden centers[/i][/color]

There is a bit more to it as well, not just WCA 1981.

As said, in general that act doesn't restrict your taking of parts of
plants (except schedule 8), and under the Theft Act you are allowed to
take parts of plants (picking fruit, flowers etc.).

What you are not allowed to do is uproot or take away a whole plant.

But there is also the Countryside and Rights of Way act 2000, which
introduced Open Access land. This does restrict your taking of bit of
plants.

Under Schedule 2 of the CROW you are not allowed to take any parts of
plants from land you accessing under these rights

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/37/schedule/2
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Chris French