Tags: Site Of Special Scientific Interest.
Castell Coch Woodlands and Road Section is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Glamorgan South Wales significant for both its biological and geological interest.The SSSI (located at grid reference ST131827) covers and area of 17 hectares (42 acres) around the Victorian gothic castle of Castell Coch 5 miles 8 km north-west of Cardiff. The steep south and west facing slopes have extensive beech woodlands – thought to be the furthest west that such woods occur.
