Llanelli & east Carmarthenshire · Coast
Part of the Llanelli, Burry Port & the Amman Valley area guide
Burry Port
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Burry Port
51.6831, -4.2484
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Burry Port facts
Burry Port is an exposed stretch of the Swansea and Gower coastline, shaped by salt wind, sand and rock. It is part of the Llanelli, Burry Port & the Amman Valley area, within about 30 miles of Swansea.
- The harbour, designed by engineer James Green, opened in the 1830s to export anthracite and steam coal.
- The harbour on the Burry Inlet is now a marina, around which the town grew.
- Forms part of Swansea's coastline along the Bristol Channel, where the tidal range is among the largest in the world.
- Cliffs, dunes and shingle here support specialised plants that cope with salt, wind and shifting sand.
General local background, kept separate from the plant guidance below.
Local habitat
Where to look
Cliffs, dunes, coast-path edges, scrub and disturbed beach approaches are the main places where invasive or escaping garden plants can establish around Burry Port.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
