Llantrisant Common and Pastures

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

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}

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| location = Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf

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| coordinates = {{coord|51.54229|N|3.37849|W|region:GB-CMN|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

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| area = {{Convert|113|ha|acre|abbr=on}}

| established = 2000

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Llantrisant Common and Pastures is a {{Convert|113|ha|acre|adj=on}} Site of Special Scientific Interest in Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, south Wales. It was established in 2000.

The Countryside Council for Wales states that the site has been categorized as a Site of Special Interest for "...its extensive area of acidic marshy grassland in a lowland setting, as well as for smaller areas of species-rich neutral grassland, dry acidic grassland and flush. It is also of special interest for populations of two rare plants: Cornish moneywort (Sibthorpia europaea) and a liverwort known as bog earwort (Scapania paludicola).{{cite web | url=http://www.ccw.gov.uk/landscape--wildlife/protecting-our-landscape/special-landscapes--sites/protected-landscapes/sssis/sssi-sites/llantrisant-common-and-pasture.aspx | title=Llantrisant Common and Pastures | work=ccw.gov.uk | accessdate=31 October 2011 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

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