Biodiversity

Biodiversity is, literally, the variety of life on earth. It embraces all living plants and animals and the ecosystems on which they depend. Biodiversity is everywhere: in gardens, fields, hedgerows, mountains, rivers and in the sea.

At a local level, biodiversity greatly influences the character of our landscape. Carmarthenshire is justly renowned for its magnificent coast, quiet estuaries, steep wooded valleys and rugged uplands. Throughout much of the rest of the county there is a patchwork of woodlands and fields, bounded by the hedge-banks that are frequently of historic importance. The sea and seabed around the Carmarthenshire coast are also rich in species, some of which are of considerable economic importance.

This natural beauty of the county is a major factor on which the local tourism and recreation industries depend. Biodiversity is therefore fundamental to the physical, economic and spiritual well-being of all who live and work in Carmarthenshire.

Why Biodiversity Matters

Priority Habitats in Carmarthenshire

Biodiversity

Why Biodiversity Matters

Priority Habitats in Carmarthenshire

Priority Species in Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire Nature Partnership

Carmarthenshire Bogs Project

Caeau Mynydd Mawr Marsh Fritillary Project

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