Bishop's Wood (

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: ''Coed yr Esgob'') is a nature reserve in the

Gower Peninsula Gower ( cy, Gŵyr) or the Gower Peninsula () in southwest Wales, projects towards the Bristol Channel. It is the most westerly part of the historic county of Glamorgan. In 1956, the majority of Gower became the first area in the United Kingdom ...

, south

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. The area consists of 46 acres (19 hectares) of limestone woodland and grassland. Part of the wood is classified as ancient woodland. The 1673 survey of Bishopston Manor indicates that it has been wooded since at least the seventeenth century. It was designated a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in 1975, a

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(SSSI) in 2003 and

Special Area of Conservation A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and a ...

(SAC) in 2004.

References

City and County of Swansea: Bishop's Wood
Gower Peninsula Nature reserves in Swansea Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wales Forests and woodlands of Swansea {{Swansea-geo-stub