Corsydd Llangloffan is of special interest for
the range of wetland vegetation types including wet woodland, fen
and swamp, and for its assemblages of lichens and peatland
invertebrates. Iis also of interest for its populations of otter,
bullhead, river lamprey, and brook lamprey, all of which are
reliant on the Western Cleddau River which flows through the
site.
Managing this site
The site is owned by private individuals, the Wildlife Trust of
South and West Wales and CCW. The special features of this SSSI and
CCW’s views about site management have been summarised in a Site
Management Statement, addressed to the owners and managers of the
land. The statement can be found in the resource section below.
Access information
The site is a National Nature Reserve jointly managed by the
Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales and CCW. An accessible
boardwalk runs for a kilometre along a circular route through the
reserve. Car parking is limited. For detailed maps and information
regarding access visit our access map via the resource section
below.
Other information
This site forms part of Afonydd Cleddau/ Cleddau Rivers Special
Area of Conservation. Corsydd Llangloffan means ‘Llangloffan
marshes’. Corsydd is the plural of cors ‘marsh’ (corsydd).
Llangloffan is difficult. Llan is ‘church’ (llan) and may
commemorate an ecclesiastical settlement but very little is known
of a saint called Cloffan; the name may derive from cloff
‘lame’.