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Llantrisant Common and Pastures

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Llantrisant Common and Pastures
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Map showing the location of Llantrisant Common and Pastures
Map showing the location of Llantrisant Common and Pastures
Map of Wales
LocationLlantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf
Area113 ha (280 acres)
Established2000

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 and a liverwort known as bog earwort."[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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