:Newport Cliffs

{{Short description|Protected area in Pembrokeshire, Wales}}

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{{Infobox SSSI

|name = Newport Cliffs

|image = Godir y gwyddau - geograph.org.uk - 271795.jpg

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|aos = Pembrokeshire

|interest = Biological

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|coordinates = {{coord|52.041|-4.845|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

|displaymap = Wales

|area = {{convert|48.23|ha}}

|notifydate = 1954

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Newport Cliffs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (or SSSI) lying a little to the north of Newport in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since January 1954 in an attempt to protect its fragile biological elements.[http://www.ccgc.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscape/sssis/current-sssis-in-wales.aspx?lang=cy-gb Countryside Council for Wales Website (Natural Resources Wales since 2013)]; {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101020259/http://www.ccgc.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscape/sssis/current-sssis-in-wales.aspx?lang=cy-gb |date=2014-01-01 }} accessdate: 30 December 2013 The site has an area of {{convert|48.23|ha}} and is managed by Natural Resources Wales.

Type and features

This site is designated due to its biological qualities. SSSIs in Wales have been notified for a total of 142 different animal species and 191 different plant species.

This site has four special features.

  • Sea cliffs and associated ledges and crevices
  • Coastal grassland
  • Coastal heathland
  • Perennial centaury

The site has other habitats and species that contribute to the wildlife interest including cliff-nesting chough, peregrine falcons, and razorbill. Rare plants include: royal fern, sea spleenwort and sea purslane.

See also

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