List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Bridgend County Borough explained

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Bridgend Area of Search (AoS).^[1]

History

This Area of Search was formed from parts of the previous AoS of Mid Glamorgan, with one site, Penycastell, coming from West Glamorgan.

Sites

• Blackmill Woodlands
• Bryn–bach, Cefn Cribwr
• Brynna a Wern Tarw
• Caeau Cefn Cribwr
• Coedymwstwr Woodland
• Cwm Cyffog
• Cwm Du Woodlands
• Cwm Risca Meadow
• Cynffig-Kenfig
• Daren y Dimbath
• Merthyr Mawr
• Penycastell, Cefn Cribwr
• Stormy Down
• Waun Cimla
• Waun-fawr, Cefn Cribwr

Former sites

• Cwm Caner Mawr: the valley of the Nant Caner Mawr, a tributary of the River Ogmore in the community of Coychurch Higher. The valley floor is a mire with flushes.^[2]

See also

• List of SSSIs by Area of Search

Notes and References

1. Web site: County search of SSSIs. Countryside Council for Wales. 21 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305031552/http://www.ccw.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/sites-search-results.aspx?lang=en. 5 March 2014.
2. Web site: SSSIs in Glamorgan - a Freedom of Information request to Countryside Council for Wales. 12 July 2009.