Llantrisant Common and Pastures explained

Llantrisant Common and Pastures
Iucn Category:IV
Map:Wales
Relief:1
Location:Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates:51.5423°N -3.3785°W
Coords Ref:[1]
Area:113ha
Established:2000

Llantrisant Common and Pastures is a 113ha Site of Special Scientific Interest in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It was established in 2000.

The Countryside Council for Wales states that the site has been categorized as a Site of Special Interest for "...its extensive area of acidic marshy grassland in a lowland setting, as well as for smaller areas of species-rich neutral grassland, dry acidic grassland and flush. It is also of special interest for populations of two rare plants: Cornish moneywort (Sibthorpia europaea) and a liverwort known as bog earwort (Scapania paludicola).[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Llantrisant Common And Pastures Site Of Special Scientific Interest. protectedplanet.net.
  2. Web site: Llantrisant Common and Pastures . ccw.gov.uk . 31 October 2011 .