Gower Wildlife

Within Gower , bordered to the South by the Bristol Channel, the West by the Atlantic Ocean and to the North by the Burry Estuary and the River Loughor, are an almost infinite variety of landscapes and habitats. Whilst the rich terrain of woodland, pine forests, sandy beaches, sand dunes, pebbly coves, salt marsh, rivers, caves, commons and fields are a prize draw for the tourists who flock to the peninsula each year, they also provide Gower with a bewildering number of both native and visiting wildlife . So important are some of these species that certain areas of Gower have been protected in order that their environment is not faced with the modern-day pressures that threaten to destroy so much of the rest of the UK countryside. Whilst securing the future of these species in Gower, this in turn also has the effect of preserving Gower's unspoiled landscapes for future human generations to enjoy and ensuring the area's interest to the tourist industry for many years to come.

Birds
Wild Flowers
Seashore Life
Butterflies and Moths
Lichen
Fungi
Trees
Snails
Mammals
Gower's "Wild" Ponies
Nature Reserves
Reptiles