Central Swansea · Neighbourhood
Part of the City Centre & Castle area guide
City Centre
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of City Centre
51.6208, -3.9432
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
City Centre facts
City Centre 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.
- Swansea's centre was heavily rebuilt after the Three Nights' Blitz of February 1941.
- Swansea Market is the largest indoor market in Wales.
- Swansea was granted city status in 1969.
- Part of the City and County of Swansea, served by Swansea Council for waste, roads and public land.
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 City Centre.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
