Llanelli & east Carmarthenshire · Corridor
Part of the Llanelli, Burry Port & the Amman Valley area guide
Cross Hands
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Cross Hands
51.7984, -4.0897
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Cross Hands facts
Cross Hands is a movement corridor through Swansea, with verges, embankments and regularly disturbed ground alongside it. It is part of the Llanelli, Burry Port & the Amman Valley area, within about 30 miles of Swansea.
- The village grew around Cross Hands Colliery, an anthracite mine opened in 1869.
- It lies in the northern Gwendraeth Valley, near the source of the River Gwendraeth Fawr.
- Carries regular traffic or rail movement through the Swansea area.
- Verges and embankments are cut on a maintenance cycle rather than left permanently untouched.
General local background, kept separate from the plant guidance below.
Local habitat
Where to look
Verges, embankments, drainage channels, retaining walls and disturbed ground are the main places where invasive or escaping garden plants can establish around Cross Hands.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
