Central Swansea · Neighbourhood
Part of the Sandfields, SA1 & St Thomas area guide
Maritime Quarter
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Maritime Quarter
51.6156, -3.9351
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Maritime Quarter facts
Maritime Quarter 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 Sandfields, SA1 & St Thomas within the City and County of Swansea.
- Built around the former South Dock, which closed to commercial shipping in 1969.
- The marina and Dylan Thomas Centre area sit at the eastern end of Swansea Bay.
- 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 Maritime Quarter.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
