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Felin Llwyngwair

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Grid reference
  
SN0696739245

Area of search
  
Pembrokeshire

Interest
  
Biological

Notification
  
2000

Felin Llwyngwair

Felin Llwyngwair is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (or SSSI) near Newport in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since October 2000 in an attempt to protect its fragile biological elements. The site has an area of 0.01 hectares and is managed by Natural Resources Wales.

Type

This site is designated for its biological features, in particular: the Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (greater horseshoe bat). SSSIs in Wales have been notified for a total of 142 different animal species and 191 different plant species.

Greater horseshoe bats require warm, safe roosts in which to raise their young, with plenty of suitable feeding habitat nearby. The period of greatest bat activity at this roost is between May and the end of August.

References

Felin Llwyngwair Wikipedia