List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the Vale of Glamorgan

Map of Vale of Glamorgan within Wales

This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Vale of Glamorgan Area of Search (AoS).^[1]

Sites

Barry Island
Breigam Moor
Clemenstone Meadows, Wick
Cliff Wood - Golden Stairs
Cnap Twt
Coed y Bwl
Coedydd y Barri / Barry Woodlands
Cog Moors
Cors Aberthin
Cwm Cydfin, Leckwith
East Aberthaw Coast
Ely Valley
Ewenny and Pant Quarries
Hayes Point to Bendrick Rock
Larks Meadows
Llynnoedd Cosmeston / Cosmeston Lakes
Monknash Coast
Nant Whitton Woodlands
Nash Lighthouse Meadow
Old Castle Down
Penarth Coast
Pencoedtre Woods
Pysgodlyn Mawr
Severn Estuary
Southerndown Coast
Sully Island
The Parish Field (Cae r Rhedyn)

References

^ "Find protected areas of land and sea". Natural Resources Wales. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

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Vale of Glamorgan County Borough

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Main settlements

Communities

Villages

Landmarks and
listed buildings

Grade I	Church of St John the Baptist Church of the Holy Cross, Cowbridge Coedarhydyglyn Ewenny Priory Fonmon Castle Hensol Castle Ogmore Castle Old Beaupre Castle St Donat's Castle St Illtyd's Church, Llantwit Major
Grade II*	Barry Castle The Blue Anchor Inn Cowbridge Grammar School Cowbridge Town Hall Dyffryn Gardens Gileston Manor Llandough Castle St Quintins Castle

Geography

Economy

Transport

Stations: Barry; Barry Docks; Barry Island; Cadaxton; Cogan; Dinas Powys; Dingle Road; Eastbrook; Llantwit Major; Penarth; Rhoose Cardiff

Sport

Topics

Geography
Wales
Category

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Wales	Brecknock Carmarthen & Dinefwr Ceredigion Clwyd East Gwynedd Gwent Mid & South Glamorgan Montgomery Preseli & South Pembrokeshire Radnor West Glamorgan West Gwynedd
Northern Ireland	County Antrim County Armagh County Down County Fermanagh County Londonderry County Tyrone

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Protected areas of Wales

Proposed	Cambrian Mountains North East Wales

Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Proposed	Cambrian Mountains Ceiriog Valley and Y Berwyn Gower expansion Gwent Levels

Heritage coasts

Glamorgan Heritage Coast

Nature reserves

Local nature reserves
- list
National nature reserves
- list

Site of Special Scientific Interest

European designations (–2020)

Other designations

Geography
Wales
Category
Commons

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