Carmarthen & west Carmarthenshire · Neighbourhood
Part of the Carmarthen, the Tywi & the Taf Estuary area guide
Carmarthen
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Carmarthen
51.8576, -4.3121
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Carmarthen facts
Carmarthen is a built-up part of Swansea where housing, back lanes, walls and small pockets of open ground sit close together. It is part of the Carmarthen, the Tywi & the Taf Estuary area, within about 30 miles of Swansea.
- A Roman auxiliary fort, Moridunum, was founded here around AD 75, making it one of Wales's oldest towns.
- Carmarthen Castle, first recorded around 1109, stands above the River Tywi.
- Part of the City and County of Swansea, served by Swansea Council for waste, roads and public land.
- Terraced and semi-detached housing, back lanes and boundary walls are typical of this part of the city.
General local background, kept separate from the plant guidance below.
Local habitat
Where to look
Back lanes, boundary walls, vacant plots and disturbed roadside ground are the main places where invasive or escaping garden plants can establish around Carmarthen.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
