The Lucas Reserve, Frog Lane, Llanmadoc, Gower, Swansea

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Neil Phillips

The Lucas Reserve, Frog Lane, Llanmadoc, Gower, Swansea

Wet woodland, grassland and scrub.

Location

Llanmadoc.

OS Map Reference

Grid References O.S. Explorer map 164 Gower. Site centre: SS447933.
A static map of The Lucas Reserve, Frog Lane, Llanmadoc, Gower, Swansea

Know before you go

Size
1 hectare
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Entry fee

Free

Walking trails

There are no formal footpaths.

Access

Adjacent to the Britannia Inn, Llanmadoc.

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

Dogs

On a lead

When to visit

Opening times

Open access reserve.

Best time to visit

Spring and summer.

About the reserve

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.

Yellow flag Iris

Yellow flag iris by Vaughn Matthews.