These rare plants are completely protected by the law (in Britain):
| Common Name | Botanical Name | Common Name | Botanical Name | |
| Alpine Gentain | Gentiana nivalis | Military Orchid | Orchis militaris | |
| Alpine Sow Thistle | Cicerbita alpina | Monkey Orchid | Orchis simia | |
| Alpine Woodsia | Woodsia alpina | Oblong Woodsia | Woodsia ilvenis | |
| Blue Heath | Phyllodoce caerulea | Red Helleborne | Cephalanthera rubra | |
| Cheddar Pink | Dianthus gratianopolitanus | Snowdon Lily | Lloydia serotina | |
| Diapensia | Diapensia lapponica | Spiked Speedwell | Veronica spicata | |
| Drooping Saxifrage | Saxifraga cernua | Spring Gentain | Gentia verna | |
| Ghost Orchid | Epipogium aphyllum | Teesdale Sandwort | Minuartia stricta | |
| Killarney Fern | Trichomanes speciosum | Tufted Saxifrage | Saxifraga caespotisa | |
| Lady's Slipper | Cyprepedium calceolus | Wild Gladiolus | Gadiolus illyricus | |
| Mezereon | Daphne mezereum | |||
Take care with these plants. Do not damage the vegetation surrounding them. Walking near it compacts the soil about it, preventing seeding and breaking new shoots. Try not to leave a trail leading to the plant as others who do not know better may then find it. It is an offense to pick them.