Pembrokeshire · Coast
Part of the Haverfordwest, Tenby & the Pembrokeshire Coast area guide
Saundersfoot
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Saundersfoot
51.7096, -4.6971
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Saundersfoot facts
Saundersfoot 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.
- Parliament authorised the harbour and railway in 1829 to export anthracite coal.
- The narrow-gauge railway opened in 1834, linking the harbour to collieries at Stepaside and Kilgetty.
- 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 Saundersfoot.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
