Central Swansea · Neighbourhood
Part of the City Centre & Castle area guide
Castle
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Castle
51.6222, -3.9418
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Castle facts
Castle 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 City Centre & Castle within the City and County of Swansea.
- The remains of Swansea Castle stand in the middle of the modern city centre.
- The site has been fortified in some form since the early twelfth century.
- 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 Castle.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
