List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gwent
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This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Gwent
Area of Search
. For SSSIs elsewhere in Wales
, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.
Gwent (county)
Gwent is a preserved county and a former local government county in south-east Wales. It was formed on 1 April 1974, under the Local Government Act 1972, and was named after the ancient Kingdom of Gwent....
Area of Search
Area of Search
Areas of Search are geographical areas used in the selection of Sites of Special Scientific Interest. In England these are largely based on the 1974–1996 administrative counties...
. For SSSIs elsewhere in Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.
- River UskRiver UskThe River Usk rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain of mid-Wales, in the easternmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially it flows north into Usk Reservoir, then east by Sennybridge to Brecon before turning southeast to flow by Talybont-on-Usk, Crickhowell and...
(Tributaries) - Barbadoes Hill Meadows
- Blackcliff-Wyndcliff
- Blaentrothy Meadows
- BlorengeBlorengeThe Blorenge or simply Blorenge is a prominent hill which overlooks the valley of the River Usk in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales. It is situated in the southeastern corner of the Brecon Beacons National Park. The summit plateau reaches a height of ....
- Brockwells Meadows
- Brook Cottage, LlangibbyLlangibbyLlangibby can refer to:*Llangybi, Monmouthshire , a town in Wales.Ships named after this town, or its castle:*Llangibby *MV Llangibby Castle...
- BrynmawrBrynmawrBrynmawr is a market town in Blaenau Gwent, south Wales. The town, sometimes cited as the highest town in Wales, is situated at 1,250 to 1,500 feet above sea level and nestled at the head of the South Wales Valleys...
Sections - Bushy Close
- Caer Llan Wood
- Cilwrgi Quarry
- Cleddon Bog
- Cleddon Shoots Woodland
- Cobbler's Plain Meadows, Devauden
- Coed y Cerrig
- Coed-y-Darren
- Coed-y-Person
- Coombe Valley Woods
- Croes Robert Wood
- Cwm Clydach
- CwmCwmcwm may refer to* the geographical term for a rounded, glaciated valley also known as a corrie or cirque* the Welsh word for a valley, sometimes anglicized to Coombe* cwm , a general-purpose data processor for the semantic web...
LlanwenarthLlanwenarthLlanwenarth is a small village and parish in the Usk Valley of Monmouthshire, south-east Wales, United Kingdom.- Location :Llanwenarth is located two miles west of the market town of Abergavenny, close to the banks of the River Usk.- History and amenities :...
Meadows - Cwm Merddog Woodlands
- Cwm Mill Section, MardyMardyMardy can refer to:As a place name*Mardy, Monmouthshire, Wales*Mardy, Shropshire, EnglandPeople*Mardy Collins, American professional basketball player*Mardy Fish, American professional tennis playerAs a word...
- Cwm-Ton, GlascoedGlascoedGlascoed is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.- Location :Glascoed is located three miles east of Pontypool and three miles west of Usk.- History & Amenities :...
- Dan y Graig Quarry, RiscaRiscaRisca is a town of approximately 11,500 people in South Wales, within the Caerphilly County Borough and the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is today part of the Newport conurbation , though it is not a Ward of Newport City Council...
- Dinham Meadows
- Fiddlers Elbow
- Foxwood
- Gaer House Woods
- Gaer Wood, LlangovenLlangoven-External links:* *...
- Gilwern HillGilwern Hill, MonmouthshireGilwern Hill is a 441m high hill in the Brecon Beacons National Park, south of the village of Gilwern in Monmouthshire, Wales. It lies west of the Blorenge. The hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. -Geology:...
- Golden Hill Quarry, DevaudenDevaudenDevauden is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is located between Chepstow and Monmouth near the top of the Trellech ridge on the B4293 road.-History:...
- Graig Wood
- Gwent LevelsCaldicot and Wentloog LevelsThe Caldicot and Wentloog Levels are two areas of low-lying estuarine alluvial wetland and intertidal mudflats adjoining the north bank of the Severn estuary, either side of the River Usk estuary near Newport in south east Wales...
- MagorMagor, MonmouthshireMagor - meaning 'a wall' - is a large village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, between Chepstow and the city of Newport, and adjoining the Caldicot Levels beside the Severn estuary. Magor lies close to the M4 motorway, which has a nearby motorway service area sharing its name...
and UndyUndyUndy is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, adjoining the village of Magor with which it forms the community and parish of "Magor with Undy"... - Gwent LevelsCaldicot and Wentloog LevelsThe Caldicot and Wentloog Levels are two areas of low-lying estuarine alluvial wetland and intertidal mudflats adjoining the north bank of the Severn estuary, either side of the River Usk estuary near Newport in south east Wales...
- NashNash, NewportNash is a village and community parish to the south of the city of Newport, south-east Wales, in the Liswerry ward.- Origin of the name :...
and GoldcliffGoldcliff, NewportGoldcliff is a village and community parish to the south east of the city of Newport in South Wales. It lies within the Newport city boundaries, in the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent.- Origin of the name :... - Gwent LevelsCaldicot and Wentloog LevelsThe Caldicot and Wentloog Levels are two areas of low-lying estuarine alluvial wetland and intertidal mudflats adjoining the north bank of the Severn estuary, either side of the River Usk estuary near Newport in south east Wales...
- RedwickRedwick, NewportRedwick is a small village and community parish to the south east of the city of Newport, in South Wales, United Kingdom. It lies within the Newport city boundaries, in the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent.- Location :...
and Llandevenny - Gwent LevelsCaldicot and Wentloog LevelsThe Caldicot and Wentloog Levels are two areas of low-lying estuarine alluvial wetland and intertidal mudflats adjoining the north bank of the Severn estuary, either side of the River Usk estuary near Newport in south east Wales...
- RumneyRumney, CardiffRumney is a district in the east of the city of Cardiff, Wales. It lies east of the Rhymney River, and is historically part of Monmouthshire...
and PeterstonePeterstonePeterstone or Peterstone Wentlooge is a small hamlet on the to the south west of the city of Newport, South Wales.- Location :Peterstone Wentlooge lies six miles to the west of Newport, close to the eastern edge of Cardiff.... - Gwent LevelsCaldicot and Wentloog LevelsThe Caldicot and Wentloog Levels are two areas of low-lying estuarine alluvial wetland and intertidal mudflats adjoining the north bank of the Severn estuary, either side of the River Usk estuary near Newport in south east Wales...
- St. BridesSt Brides WentloogSt. Bride's or St. Bride's Wentloog is a small hamlet to the south west of the city of Newport in South Wales.- Location :It lies in the community of Wentloog and electoral district of Marshfield... - Gwent LevelsCaldicot and Wentloog LevelsThe Caldicot and Wentloog Levels are two areas of low-lying estuarine alluvial wetland and intertidal mudflats adjoining the north bank of the Severn estuary, either side of the River Usk estuary near Newport in south east Wales...
- WhitsonWhitson- Location :Whitson is located seven miles south east of Newport city centre on the Caldicot Levels, a large area of coastal land reclaimed from the sea... - Harper's Grove-Lord's Grove
- Henllys Bog
- LangstoneLangstone, NewportLangstone is an electoral ward and smaller village and community of the city of Newport, Wales. The area is governed by the Newport City Council.- Location :...
-LlanmartinLlanmartinLlanmartin is a parish in the city of Newport, Wales.- The community :It consists of several groups of communities within the parish, which is centred on the parish church dedicated to St. Martin which gives the name "Llan" as in church or Holy Ground and Martin being the saint of the church...
Meadows - Livox Wood near ChepstowChepstowChepstow is a town in Monmouthshire, Wales, adjoining the border with Gloucestershire, England. It is located on the River Wye, close to its confluence with the River Severn, and close to the western end of the Severn Bridge on the M48 motorway...
- LlandegvethLlandegvethLlandegveth is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.- Location :Llandegveth is located between Cwmbran, in Torfaen, and Usk in rural Monmouthshire.- History & amenities :...
Reservoir - Llanfihangel Moraine
- LlangovanLlangovanLlangovan is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, United Kingdom.- History and amenities :Llangovan is close to Monmouth, the county town and is set in a quiet, rural area of rolling hills beneath the Trellech ridge. The village has a small quiet church.-External links:*...
Church - LlanoverLlanover- Location :Llanover is located four miles south of Abergavenny just off the A4042 road to Pontypool.- History & Amenities :Llanover is associated with Lady Llanover who lived locally all her life and certainly left her mark on the village and the surrounding Llanover estate, still privately owned...
Quarry - Llwyn y Celyn Wetland
- Lower Ground, Penrhos
- Lower Hael Wood
- Lower Nex Meadows, Devauden
- Maes-yr-Uchaf Wood
- MagorMagorMagor may refer to the following:* Ivan Martin Jirous – a Czech underground poet* Magor , a character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium of Middle-earth* Magor is a legendary ancestor of the Hungarian people, see Hunor and Magor...
Marsh - Memorial Park Meadows, PontllanfraithPontllanfraithPontllanfraith is a large village located in the Sirhowy Valley in Caerphilly county borough, south Wales, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It is situated adjacent to the town of Blackwood, with the Sirhowy River passing through both locations...
- Mwyngloddfa Mynydd-Bach
- Nedern Brook Wetlands, CaldicotCaldicot, MonmouthshireCaldicot is a small town in Monmouthshire, southeast Wales, located between Chepstow and Newport, just off the busy M4 / M48 motorway corridor. The site adjoins the Caldicot Levels, on the north side of the Severn estuary. Caldicot has easy access by motorway and rail to Cardiff, and across the...
- Newton Court Stable Block
- Otter HoleOtter HoleOtter Hole is perhaps one of the best decorated caves in Britain. Located on the English Welsh border just north of Chepstow, the cave runs from the banks of the tidal River Wye under the Chepstow Racecourse and onwards through various chambers, each rich with cave formations...
, St Arvans - Parc Seymour Woods
- Park House Wood
- Penarth Brook Woodlands
- Penhow Woodlands
- Penllwyn Grasslands
- Penpergwm Pond
- Pentwyn Farm Grasslands, PenalltPenalltPenallt is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales set high on a hill above Monmouth. In the centre of the village, by the village green, is the 17th century village pub, the "Inn at Penallt", formerly called the Bush Inn....
- Pierce, Alcove and Piercefield WoodsPiercefield Park
- Plantation Farm and the Gethley
- Plas Machen Wood
- Priory Wood
- Rectory Meadow, RogietRogietRogiet is a village and community in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, located between Caldicot and Magor, some 8 miles west of Chepstow and 11 miles east of Newport. It lies close to the M4 and M48 motorways, and the Second Severn Crossing. It is also the location of Severn Tunnel Junction railway...
- Lower River UskRiver UskThe River Usk rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain of mid-Wales, in the easternmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially it flows north into Usk Reservoir, then east by Sennybridge to Brecon before turning southeast to flow by Talybont-on-Usk, Crickhowell and...
- Lower River WyeRiver WyeThe River Wye is the fifth-longest river in the UK and for parts of its length forms part of the border between England and Wales. It is important for nature conservation and recreation.-Description:...
- Severn EstuarySevern EstuaryThe Severn Estuary is the estuary of the River Severn, the longest river in Great Britain. Its high tidal range means it has been at the centre of discussions in the UK regarding renewable energy.-Geography:...
- Siambre Ddu
- Strawberry Cottage Wood
- Sugar Loaf Woodlands AbergavennyAbergavennyAbergavenny , meaning Mouth of the River Gavenny, is a market town in Monmouthshire, Wales. It is located 15 miles west of Monmouth on the A40 and A465 roads, 6 miles from the English border. Originally the site of a Roman fort, Gobannium, it became a medieval walled town within the Welsh Marches...
- Upper Wye Gorge
- Wye Valley Lesser Horseshoe Bat Site