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Part of the Cardiff & the Taff Corridor area guide

Llandaff

A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.

Map of Llandaff

51.4955, -3.2175

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The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.

About the area

Llandaff facts

Llandaff 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 Cardiff & the Taff Corridor area, within about 30 miles of Swansea.

  • Llandaff Cathedral stands on one of the oldest Christian sites in Britain, beside the River Taff.
  • Llandaff Fields and the Taff Trail run along the river between Llandaff and the city centre.
  • 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 Llandaff.

This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.

Plants to recognise

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