Pembrokeshire · Green space
Part of the Haverfordwest, Tenby & the Pembrokeshire Coast area guide
Bosherston
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Bosherston
51.6156, -4.9334
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Bosherston facts
Bosherston is a managed green space in Swansea with woodland edges, paths and mown and unmown ground side by side. It is part of the Haverfordwest, Tenby & the Pembrokeshire Coast area, within about 30 miles of Swansea.
- St Govan's Chapel, wedged into the cliffs nearby, is believed to date from the thirteenth or fourteenth century.
- The famous lily ponds were created by the Stackpole Estate by damming limestone valleys.
- Open to the public and maintained as green space within the City and County of Swansea.
- Mixed woodland, grassland and damp hollows here support birds, insects and small mammals.
General local background, kept separate from the plant guidance below.
Local habitat
Where to look
Woodland edges, paths, damp hollows, unmanaged banks and garden boundaries are the main places where invasive or escaping garden plants can establish around Bosherston.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
