The Lucas Reserve

21/05/2025: Not open to members of the public. The reserve is small and sensitive to disturbance so access is only for management purposes.

Wet woodland, grassland and scrub.

Location

Frog Lane, Llanmadoc, Gower, Swansea.

OS Map Reference

Grid References O.S. Explorer map 164 Gower. Site centre: SS447933.

Know before you go

Maint

1 hectare

Pris mynediad

Free

Manylion parcio

No parking available.

Llwybrau cerdded

There are no formal footpaths.

Mynediad

Adjacent to the Britannia Inn, Llanmadoc.

Public transport. Bus service 116 from Swansea Quadrant Bus Station to Llanmadoc.

Dogs

Ar dennyn

When to visit

Amseroedd agor

Open access reserve.

Amser gorau i ymweld

Spring and summer.

Am dan y warchodfa

The Lucas Reserve is a long meadow sloping northwards down to Burry Pill. Most of the reserve is on a slope made up of boulder clay and is dominated by Bracken/Bramble scrub with Willow, Ash, and Oak developing into secondary woodland.

The northern part of the reserve, which is the lowest point, is level on alluvial sediments, and experiences periodic saline inundations from Burry Pill at high tides. The damp meadow is marked with stands of Yellow Flag and Marsh Mallow, and its junction with the scrub and woodland is marked by a dense stand of Common Reed.