Greenery is being removed from Swansea’s marina - but only in order to protect the habitat.
Botany consultants working for Swansea Council are looking to increase native sand dune plant species in a bid to help wildlife at the site.
It means non-native species are having to be removed to protect the habitat from being damaged.
They include Italian Alder and Japanese Rose which have taken root, which are being removed by the council’s Nature Conservation Team to protect the dunes by stopping them establishing themselves and spreading.
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Swansea Council’s cabinet member for environment enhancement and infrastructure management Mark Thomas, said: “The dunes are a priority habitat and part of the Swansea Bay wildlife corridor and a site of importance for nature conservation (SINC).
“Unless we carefully manage the site then the non-native species will establish themselves and that could lead to a loss in the native dune habitat.
“Where work is taking place to remove these species hundreds of native wildflower plugs are being planted within the dunes to further increase the biodiversity.
“As well as being an important site for wildlife our Nature Conservation Team have done an excellent job making the dunes publicly accessible and have created interpretation panels so that people can learn about their biodiversity and its importance”.
Much of this work is being funded through Welsh Government grants for biodiversity recovery and follows detailed surveys by the consultants.
