Waun Fawr, Puncheston

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Waun Fawr, Puncheston
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Wales
Location Pembrokeshire
Grid reference SN0171230334
Coordinates 51°56′10″N4°53′10″W / 51.936°N 4.886°W / 51.936; -4.886
InterestBiological
Area8.26 hectares (20.4 acres)
Notification 1995

Waun Fawr, Puncheston is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (or SSSI) in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since March 1995 in an attempt to protect its fragile biological elements. [1] The site has an area of 8.26 hectares (20.4 acres).

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This site is designated due to its biological qualities. SSSIs in Wales have been notified for a total of 142 different animal species and 191 different plant species.

The site is of special interest for its population of the internationally rare southern damselfly ( Coenagrion mercuriale ), which breeds in this small valley near Afon Anghof, above Puncheston. A number of springs and streams support a large population of the damselfly. Amongst the abundant wetland plants is a population of the pale butterwort ( Pinguicula lusitanica ).

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