Pembrokeshire · Coast
Part of the Haverfordwest, Tenby & the Pembrokeshire Coast area guide
Whitesands Bay
A practical local guide to habitats worth checking and the plants most likely to need careful identification.
Map of Whitesands Bay
51.8967, -5.2965
The map shows the general area only. It does not mark confirmed invasive plant sites or individual properties.
About the area
Whitesands Bay facts
Whitesands Bay 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.
- St Patrick's Chapel overlooks an early medieval cemetery used from about the sixth to eleventh centuries.
- Storms in 2013-14 exposed early burials here, prompting large-scale archaeological excavations.
- 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 Whitesands Bay.
This is habitat guidance, not a claim that a particular property or site is infested.
