Llantrisant Common and Pastures

Llantrisant Common and Pastures
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Llantrisant Common and Pastures
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Location Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Coordinates 51°32′32″N 3°22′43″W / 51.54229°N 3.37849°W / 51.54229; -3.37849Coordinates: 51°32′32″N 3°22′43″W / 51.54229°N 3.37849°W / 51.54229; -3.37849[1]
Area 113 ha (280 acres)
Established 2000

Llantrisant Common and Pastures is a 113-hectare (280-acre) 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]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Llantrisant Common And Pastures Site Of Special Scientific Interest". protectedplanet.net.
  2. ↑ "Llantrisant Common and Pastures". ccw.gov.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2011.

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