Esgyrn Bottom Explained

Esgyrn Bottom
Aos:	Pembrokeshire
Interest:	Biological and Geological
Coordinates:	51.973°N -4.947°W
Displaymap:	Wales
Notifydate:	1957
Id:	1012
Code:	32WSV -->

Esgyrn Bottom is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (or SSSI) in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since January 1957 in an attempt to protect its fragile biological and geological elements.^[1] The site has an area of and is managed by Natural Resources Wales.^{[2] [3]}

Type

This SSSI has been notified as being of both geological and biological importance.

It has three special features.

• Raised bog
• Rare mosses and liverworts including: Sphagnum magellanicum and Sphagnum fuscum, and the liverworts Pallavicinia lyelii (veilwort) and Cephaloziella elachista
• Glacial meltwater channel and associated deposits

See also

• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Pembrokeshire

External links

• Natural Resources Wales website

Notes and References

1. http://www.ccgc.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscape/sssis/current-sssis-in-wales.aspx?lang=cy-gb Countryside Council for Wales website (Natural Resources Wales since 2013)
2. http://www.ccw.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscapes-and-sites/sssis/sssi-sites/esgyrn-bottom.aspx?lang=en Countryside Council for Wales website
3. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/146764/response/357681/attach/6/sssi.xls List of SSSIs in Wales, including Dyffryn Gwaun