SITE GUIDE

GRID REF: SS 695 945

POST CODE: SA1 7HG. Note: This is the reference for Tir Isaf Farm the closest habitation to the Reserve Centre on the west side of the Bog

HOW TO GET THERE: Leave the A483 east of Swansea for Port Tennant then the minor road which runs along higher ground skirting the western perimeter of the Bog. For Pant-y-Sais leave the A483 for Jersey Marine on the B4290

WHERE TO PARK: At the Reserve Centre or on the eastern edge of Jersey Marine

TERRAIN: Woodland and pasture near the Reserve Centre, boardwalks at the Bog itself while the Wales Coast Path is tarmac for a long section east from Port Tennant, before giving way to crushed stone towards Jersey Marine

ACCESS: Open at all times

FACILITIES:

The Reserve Centre is only open by prior arrangement otherwise none on site but available in Jersey Marine and Port Tennant, or failing this head into Neath or Swansea

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: Good bus services from Swansea to both Jersey Marine and Port Tennant. Traveline Cymru, tel: 0871 200 2233 web: travelinecymru.info

ORGANISATIONS Natural Resources Wales, tel: 0300 065 3000, email: enquiries@ naturalresourceswales.gov.uk

CLUB CONTACT: Gower Ornithological Society, Secretary Jeremy Douglas-Jones 14 Alder Way, West Cross, Swansea SA3 5PD. Tel: 01792 551331 email: jeremy@douglas-jones.biz

COUNTY RECORDER: West Glamorgan Recorder, Rob Taylor, email: robthebirder@gmail.com

MAPS: OS Explorer 165, OS Landranger 159 & 170