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Newport Cliffs is a
Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
(or ''SSSI'') lying a little to the north of
Newport Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia *Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on the ...
in
Pembrokeshire, South Wales Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a county in the south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The county is home to Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The Park occu ...
. It has been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest since January 1954 in an attempt to protect its fragile biological elements.Countryside Council for Wales Website (Natural Resources Wales since 2013)
accessdate: 30 December 2013 The site has an area of and is managed by
Natural Resources Wales Natural Resources Wales ( cy, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru) is a Welsh Government sponsored body, which became operational from 1 April 2013, when it took over the management of the natural resources of Wales. It was formed from a merger of the Count ...
.


Type and features

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. This site has four special features. * Sea cliffs and associated ledges and crevices * Coastal grassland * Coastal heathland *
Perennial centaury ''Centaurium scilloides'', also known as perennial centaury is a flowering plant in the family Gentianaceae. It is native to Atlantic Europe (England, western France and the northwestern Iberian Peninsula) and the Azores. Plants from the Azores h ...
The site has other habitats and species that contribute to the wildlife interest including cliff-nesting
chough There are two species of passerine birds commonly called chough ( ) that constitute the genus ''Pyrrhocorax'' of the Corvidae (crow) family of birds. These are the red-billed chough (''Pyrrhocorax pyrrhocorax''), and the Alpine chough (or yellow- ...
,
peregrine falcon The peregrine falcon (''Falco peregrinus''), also known as the peregrine, and historically as the duck hawk in North America, is a Cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan bird of prey (Bird of prey, raptor) in the family (biology), family Falco ...
s, and
razorbill The razorbill, razor-billed auk, or lesser auk (''Alca torda'') is a colonial seabird and the only extant member of the genus '' Alca'' of the family Alcidae, the auks. It is the closest living relative of the extinct great auk (''Pinguinis impe ...
. Rare plants include: royal fern, sea spleenwort and
sea purslane Sea purslane is a common name for several plants and may refer to: * ''Halimione portulacoides'', in family Amaranthaceae * ''Honckenya peploides'', in family Caryophyllaceae * ''Sesuvium maritimum'', in family Aizoaceae * ''Sesuvium portulacastrum ...
.


See also

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

{{SSSI AOS lists Lists of Sites of Special Scientific Interest by Area of Search, Pembrokeshire Sites of Spec ...


References


External links


Natural Resources Wales website
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Pembrokeshire Cliffs of Pembrokeshire {{Wales-geo-stub