Pembrokeshire · Neighbourhood
Part of the Haverfordwest, Tenby & the Pembrokeshire Coast area guide
Pembroke
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Pembroke
51.6742, -4.9152
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Pembroke facts
Pembroke 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 Haverfordwest, Tenby & the Pembrokeshire Coast area, within about 30 miles of Swansea.
- Pembroke Castle, founded in 1093 by Arnulf of Montgomery, is where Henry VII was born in 1457.
- The castle stands over the Milford Haven waterway and is the largest privately owned castle in Wales.
- 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 Pembroke.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
