Pembrokeshire · Coast
Part of the Haverfordwest, Tenby & the Pembrokeshire Coast area guide
Newgale
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Newgale
51.8545, -5.1238
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Newgale facts
Newgale is an exposed stretch of the Swansea and Gower coastline, shaped by salt wind, sand and rock. It is part of the Haverfordwest, Tenby & the Pembrokeshire Coast area, within about 30 miles of Swansea.
- Gerald of Wales described a petrified forest on these sands in his 1191 account of Wales.
- The two-mile shingle bank is thought to have formed after a severe storm in October 1859.
- Forms part of Swansea's coastline along the Bristol Channel, where the tidal range is among the largest in the world.
- Cliffs, dunes and shingle here support specialised plants that cope with salt, wind and shifting sand.
General local background, kept separate from the plant guidance below.
Local habitat
Where to look
Cliffs, dunes, coast-path edges, scrub and disturbed beach approaches are the main places where invasive or escaping garden plants can establish around Newgale.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
