Nature conservation

These habitats support a wide range of flora and fauna, including some of the country's rarest and most threatened species.

Nature locally and further afield provides important ecosystem services such as the provision of food and water, flood control, and health and well-being benefits to those who live in and visit Swansea. As well as being precious in itself, it is also vital that we protect, conserve and enhance nature in Swansea so that we can continue to benefit from it, now and into the future.  

The Nature Conservation Team cover wide-ranging responsibilities, with the main aim to deliver nature recovery across the city and county of Swansea. Roles that the team undertake include: management of council-owned, international, national and locally important wildlife sites; planning ecology; supporting and enabling the delivery of nature recovery and green infrastructure projects; community engagement; encouraging volunteering; and co-ordinating local partnerships.

Together, the team advise on, co-ordinate and deliver plans, policies and actions to enable the council and other organisations to maintain and enhance biodiversity and promote the resilience of ecosystems.