Kilvey Community Woodland

Coordinates: 51°37′59″N 3°55′19″W / 51.633°N 3.922°W / 51.633; -3.922

An entrance sign to the woodland, surrounded by grass and trees in the background
Entrance to the Kilvey Community Woodland

The Kilvey Community Woodland is a designated nature reserve located on the fringes of the city of Swansea, Wales. The area covers the slopes of Kilvey Hill and some of the flatter land to the northwest.

The park is managed by the Forestry Commission and the local council. It is a young woodland and a refuge for wildlife incorporating a variety of habitats including woodland, heathland, wetland and meadow.[1]

It includes a sculpture trail and Pluck Lake, a refuge for blue-tailed damselfly and the emperor dragonfly.[2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ Forestry Commission - Kilvey Community Woodland
  2. ↑ BBC Wales - Nature and Outdoors - Places to Go
  3. ↑ City and County of Swansea - Kilvey Hill
  4. ↑ Geograph - Archway Sculpture at Kilvey Community Woodland


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