Sir,
Mrs. Thomas and Mr. Dodd (Letters, June 25) may be unaware that Tenby's cliffs form part of a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), partly because of their great botanical interest. Tenby is quite famous for the rare wild cabbage (brassica oleracea), and botanists prize its handsome sea radish, clary, viper's bugloss and wild carrot etc. Some of these plants are hosts to beautiful snails, among which the extremely rare 'Tenby Snail' (Theba Pisana) clings on in one of its very few UK habitats.
'Weeds' can refer to any plant as it is a term applied only to what a particular person doesn't want in a particular place. A more accurate term here is 'wild flower'.
Owners and occupiers of SSSI land, and of course 'the powers that be' (PCC maintenance dept.), have maps of the SSSI and are aware of all this.
The rich flora and fauna of Tenby's cliffs are in fact part of 'our jewel in the crown'.
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