The
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 includes a
number of fungi in Schedule 8. All of these designations are
also available in the
Species
Designations Database. It is an offence to pick, uproot,
trade in, or possess for the purpose of trade, any of the
designated species.
Fungi are very poorly represented in
international legislation. Six species of lichenised fungi
are included in Annex V of the
EC Habitats
Directive. These designations are available in the
Species Designations Database. Annex V
includes those animal and plant species of community interest whose
taking in the wild and exploitation may be subject to management
measures. This is described in Article 14 of the
Directive. The UK is required to conduct surveillance of the
conservation status of species included on Annex V, and to use this
surveillance to inform whether extra measures are necessary.
The UK is further required to report on the conservation status of
Annex V species every six years.
In addition, the lichenised fungus
Cetraria islandica is included on Annex D of the
EC CITES. This
requires import notifications to be provided.