From the many beautiful coastal reserves around Gower to stunning waterfalls and woodlands, our West Glamorgan reserves are well worth a visit. Managed by staff and volunteers we work hard to make these reserves rich in wildlife.
Llyn Fach, Rhigos Road, Neath Port Talbot
The nature reserve features a large nutrient-poor glacial lake, overlooked by dramatic north-east facing cliffs and scree, dotted with rowan
Overton Mere, Overton, Gower, Swansea
Sea cliff, limestone grassland, heath and scrub. The reserve is named after the bay over which it looks. The reserve
Sedger’s Bank, Port Eynon, Gower
Description: Rocky foreshore, beach, and relict sand dune grassland. Sedger’s Bank makes up a large part of the most western
Port Eynon Point, Port Eynon, Swansea
Description: Sea cliff, foreshore, limestone grassland, heathland, secondary Ash woodland, and quarries. A large part of the reserve on the inland side has been used
Overton Cliff & Roydon’s Corner, Overton, Gower, Swansea
Description: Sea cliffs, limestone grassland, heath and scrub. Overton Cliff can be accessed from the stile in the south east
Long Hole Cliff Overton, Gower, Swansea
Description: Sea cliffs, limestone grassland, heath, and caves. Long Hole Cliff is named after a small cave in the centre
Deborah’s Hole, Pilton, Gower, Swansea
Description: Sea cliff, calcareous grassland, and heath. Deborah’s Hole is named after a small inaccessible cave which during archaeological excavations
Berry Wood, Knelston, Gower, Swansea
Description: Ancient mixed deciduous woodland. Berry Wood is an example of mixed woodland, rare in this part of Gower, situated on poorly drained glacial drift
Blaenant y Gwyddyl, Glyneath, Neath, Port Talbot
Description: Ancient upland Oak woodland, stream, and waterfalls. Pied flycatcher by Margaret Holland Blaenant y Gwyddyl is an area of
Bolgoed Quarry, Pontarddulais, Swansea
Description: Bolgoed is an old sandstone quarry, last worked in 1955. Tawny Owl Damian Waters Drumimages The habitat consists of
Broad Pool, Cilibion, Gower, Swansea
Description: Broad Pool is a large body of freshwater lying in a shallow basin on the limestone plateau beneath Cefn
Coed Gawdir, Aberdulais, Neath/Port Talbot
Description: An acidic pond, within an ancient woodland site under restoration. The Trust’s reserve is a small part of a much larger planted ancient woodland
Craig Cilhendre Woods, Pontardawe, Swansea
Description: Craig Cilhendre is upland Oak woodland, part of which is ancient in origin, with some patches of wet woodland,
Cwm Ivy Woods and Betty Church Reserve, Cwm Ivy, Gower, Swansea
Description: Ancient broadleaved woodland, plantation, calcareous pasture and quarry. Cwm Ivy Woods and Betty Church reserve is situated on the
The Elizabeth and Rowe Harding Nature Reserve, Ilston, Gower, Swansea
Description: Carboniferous limestone quarry, plantation, scrub, and surrounding woodland. The quarry was worked until the middle of 1966, and was
Gelli-Hir Wood, Fairwood Common, Gower, Swansea
Description: Mixed broadleaved and wet woodland, partly ancient, and pond. Dormouse by Bev Lewis (BWT) Gelli-hir is situated on deep glacial drift over Carboniferous grits
Hambury Wood, Landimore, Gower, Swansea
Description: Ancient woodland on an abandoned sea cliff. Treecreeper Bob Coyle Hambury Wood‚ is dominated by Oak and Ash with an
Killay Marsh, Dunvant, Swansea
Description: Fen, wet grassland and wet woodland. This urban nature reserve has a rich diversity of habitats which include marsh/marshy
Kilvrough Manor Woods and Redden Hill, Parkmill, Gower, Swansea
Description: Ancient Ash woodland and Beech plantation. Kilvrough Manor Woods comprises two areas of woodland, on either side of the
Llanrhidian Hill, Llanrhidian, Gower, Swansea
Description: Limestone grassland, scrub, and quarries. Much of the site occupies a steep north-facing slope on Carboniferous limestone, giving fine views overlooking the Burry Estuary.
The Lucas Reserve, Frog Lane, Llanmadoc, Gower, Swansea
Description: Wet woodland, grassland and scrub. The Lucas Reserve is a long meadow sloping northwards down to Burry Pill. Most
Melincwrt Waterfalls, Resolven, Neath, Port Talbot
Description: Ancient upland Oak woodland, stream, and waterfalls. Melincwrt Waterfalls is mature upland Oak woodland which ascends steeply from the
Peel Wood, Oystermouth, Swansea
Description: Secondary broadleaved woodland within a disused limestone quarry. Peel Wood occupies the site of the former Callencroft quarry. The
Prior’s Wood and Meadow, Three Crosses, Gower, Swansea
Description: Secondary mixed deciduous and wet woodland and lowland meadow. Prior’s Wood and Meadow comprises 12.1 hectares of secondary broadleaved woodland and 5.3 hectares of
Red Jacket Fen, Llandarcy, Neath/Port Talbot
Description: Open water, lowland fen, and wet woodland. reed bunting by Amy Lewis This is a lowland fen situated in
Redley Cliff, Caswell Bay, Gower, Swansea
Description: Coastal limestone headland, with secondary broadleaved woodland, scrub, and grassland. Redley Cliff lies on the limestone headland at the