South Gower · Village
Part of the Bishopston, Pennard & South Gower villages area guide
Bishopston
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Bishopston
51.5822, -4.0442
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Bishopston facts
Bishopston is a Gower-edge settlement of lanes, hedge banks, farmland and older stone boundaries. It is part of Bishopston, Pennard & South Gower villages within the City and County of Swansea.
- The village sits above a limestone valley where the stream runs underground in dry spells.
- Bishopston Valley is cared for by the National Trust.
- Sits on or close to the Gower Peninsula, the United Kingdom's first Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, designated in 1956.
- Field boundaries, lanes and older stone walls give the area its long-established rural pattern.
General local background, kept separate from the plant guidance below.
Local habitat
Where to look
Hedge banks, garden edges, lanes, ditches and nearby fields are the main places where invasive or escaping garden plants can establish around Bishopston.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
