Caswell Bay
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Climate exposure
This is about exposure to a nationwide pressure this habitat type carries — not a verdict on this site's own management.
Coastal habitats are exposed to sea-level rise and storm erosion. Where hard sea defences sit behind them, there's nowhere landward to retreat to — a squeeze that keeps compressing the habitat no matter how well it's managed.
Geology & landscape
Geological Feature: Raised Beach · Geological Period: Carboniferous · Rock Type: Carboniferous Limestone, Limestone
Landscape processes: Coastal, Glacial
Description
Description Fine cliff sections through Carboniferous Limestone sequence with evidence of strong earth movements and glacial deposits resting on a raised beach. Plant species with limited distribution in Britain, Juniperus communis, Helianthemum oelandicum, Potentilla tabernaemontani and Sorbus rupicola occur in grassland at Newton Cliffs and Seven Slades. Remarks: Includes a Wildlife Trust Reserve at Redley Cliff. Within Gower AONB.
Species mentioned
Show the 3 species mentioned in the description, with red-list status| English name search for this in other sites |
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IUCN / Red List | Type | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| spring cinquefoil | Potentilla tabernaemontani | Not listed in GB list | herb | rosaceae |
| juniper | Juniperus communis | CR | shrub | cupressaceae |
| rock whitebeam | Sorbus rupicola | LC | tree | rosaceae |