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This is a list of Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in the Carmarthenshire Area of Search (AoS).

History

This Area of Search was formed from the entirety of the previous AoS of Carmarthen & Dinefwr, as well as having a few sites from the previous AoSs of West Glamorgan, Preseli & South Pembrokeshire and Brecknock.

Sites

• Taf Estuary (Aber Taf)
• Afon Cleddau Dwyreiniol - Eastern Cleddau River
• Afon Teifi
• Afon Tywi
• Allt Penycoed Stream Section
• Allt y Gaer
• Allt y wern
• Angle Peninsula Coast
• Marros-Pendine Coast (Arfordir Marros-Pentywyn)
• Pembrey Coast (Arfordir Pen-Bre)
• Saundersfoot to Telpyn Coast (Arfordir Saundersfoot - Telpyn)
• Beacon Bog
• Birdshill Quarry
• Bishops Pond
• Broad Oak and Thornhill Meadows
• Burry Inlet and Loughor Estuary
• Cae Blaen-dyffryn
• Cae Cilmaenllwyd
• Cae Cwm-tywyll
• Cae Gwynfryn
• Cae Maes-y-ffynnon
• Caeau Afon Gwili
• Caeau Blaenau-mawr
• Caeau Blaen-bydernyn
• Caeau Blaen-yr-Orfa
• Caeau Capel Hendre
• Caeau Caradog
• Caeau Ffos Fach
• Caeau Heol y Llidiart-coch
• Caeau Lotwen
• Caeau Nant Garenig
• Caeau Nantsais
• Caeau Pant-y-Bryn
• Caeau Rhyd-y-gwiail
• Caeau Tir-mawr
• Carreg Cennan
• Cefn Blaenau
• Cernydd Carmel
• Talar Wen Quarry (Chwarel Talar Wen)
• Coed Cochion Quarry
• Coed Gwempa
• Coed Llandyfan
• Coedydd Capel Dyddgen
• Tregyb Woodlands (Coedydd Tregyb)
• Coedydd y Garn
• Cors Farlais
• Cors Goch, Llanllwch
• Corsydd a Rwyth Cilyblaidd
• Craig Ddu – Wharley Point Cliffs
• Llanstephan Cliffs (Creigiau Llansteffan)
• Crûg Farm Quarry
• Crychan Forest Tracks
• Cwar Glas Quarry and Sawdde Gorge
• Cwm Clydach
• Cwm Crymlyn Road Section
• Cwm Doethie - Mynydd Mallaen
• Cwm Twrch
• Cwm yr Abbey Stream Section
• Dan-Lan-Y-Castell Quarry
• Derwen-fach Meadow
• Dinefwr Estate
• Dolaucothi Gold Mines
• Felin Fach Meadows, Cwmgwili
• Ffair Fach Railway Cutting and River Section
• Glan Pibwr Stream Section
• Gwernydd Penbre
• Pen-Ty Pastures & Wood (Gweunydd a Choed Pen Ty)
• Gweunydd Glan-y-glasnant
• Llanfallteg Track Section
• Llety – Wen
• Llyn Llech Owain
• Llyn Pencarreg
• Talley Lakes (Llynoedd Tal-y-llechau)
• Maesyprior
• Mandinam a Coed Deri
• Meidrim Road Section
• Mylett Road Section
• Mynydd Du
• Mynydd Llangyndeyrn
• Mynydd Ystyfflau-Carn
• Pen-y-graig-goch
• Pine Lodge Meadow
• Pont y Fenni Quarry and Road Cutting
• Pwll Lagoon
• Machynys Ponds (Pyllau Machynys)
• Rhos Cruglas
• Rhos Dolau-Bran
• Rhos Pwllygawnen
• Rhosydd Castell-du & Plas-y-bettws
• Laugharne-Pendine Burrows (Twyni Lacharn-Pentywyn)
• Rhosydd Llanpumsaint
• Smarts Quarry
• Waun-Ddu
• Waunfawr
• Wernbongam Stream Section and Quarry
• Whitehill Down
• Ydw Valley and Fron Road Geological Exposures
• Ynys Uchaf

See also

• List of SSSIs by Area of Search

References

1. "Find protected areas of land and sea". Natural Resources Wales. Retrieved 9 January 2022.

v t e Carmarthenshire
Principal settlements	Ammanford Burry Port Carmarthen Kidwelly Laugharne Llanelli Llandeilo Newcastle Emlyn Llandovery Llanybydder St Clears Whitland
Towns and villages	Aber-arad Aber-giar Abergorlech Abergwili Abernant Alltwalis Ammanford Bancyfelin Bethlehem Betws Brechfa Bronwydd Brynamman Burry Port Caio Carmarthen Cefneithin Cenarth Cross Hands Cwmamman Dafen Eglwyscummin Ffarmers Ffaldybrenin Felinfoel Ferryside Five Roads Garnant Glanamman Gwynfe Horeb Kidwelly Llandeilo Llandovery Llandybie Llanelli Llanfihangel-ar-Arth Llanfynydd Llangain Llangennech Llangyndeyrn Llanllwch Llanllwni Llanpumsaint Llansawel Llansteffan Llanwrda Llwynhendy Manordeilo Myddfai Nantgaredig Newcastle Emlyn New Inn Pantyffynnon Pemberton Pembrey Pencader Pendine Peniel Pontarsais Pontyberem Pumsaint Rhydargaeau Rhydcymerau Sandy St Clears Talley Trelech
Buildings and structures	Listed buildings Grade I Grade II* Scheduled Monuments Registered parks and gardens Castles Carmarthen Carreg Cennen Dinefwr Dryslwyn Kidwelly Laugharne Llandovery Llansteffan
Rivers	River Cywyn River Loughor River Taff River Teifi River Towy
Topics	Communities Parliamentary constituencies Places SSSIs Country houses Lord Lieutenants High Sheriffs Schools Museums Public art

v t e Protected areas of Wales
Geography of Wales Protected areas of the United Kingdom
National parks	Brecon Beacons (Bannau Brycheiniog) Snowdonia (Eryri) Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Proposed Cambrian Mountains North East Wales
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty	Anglesey Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Gower Llŷn Wye Valley (partly in England) Proposed Cambrian Mountains Ceiriog Valley and Y Berwyn Gower expansion Gwent Levels
Heritage coasts	Glamorgan Heritage Coast
Nature reserves	Local nature reserves list National nature reserves list
Site of Special Scientific Interest	Lists by former counties Blaenau Gwent Bridgend Caerphilly Cardiff Carmarthenshire Ceredigion Conwy Denbighshire Flintshire Gwynedd Isle of Anglesey Merthyr Tydfil Monmouthshire Neath Port Talbot Newport Pembrokeshire Powys Rhondda Cynon Taf Swansea Torfaen Vale of Glamorgan Wrexham Brecon Beacons NP
European designations (–2020)	Special Area of Conservation list Special Protection Areas list
Other designations	Cadw properties Scheduled monuments National Trust properties Listed buildings Registered historic parks and gardens
Category

• Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wales
• Lists of Sites of Special Scientific Interest by Area of Search