Mellis Common
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Mellis, Suffolk |
OS grid | TM100746 |
Area | 59 hectares |
Managed by | Suffolk Wildlife Trust |
Mellis Common is a 59 hectare nature reserve in Mellis in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.[1]
The common has changed little over hundreds of years, and is still managed by traditional methods of grazing and hay cutting. Flora include green-winged orchid, sulphur clover and adder’s tongue fern, and owls hunt small mammals.[1]
There is access from Mellis Road.
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References
- ^ a b "Mellis Common". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 August 2017.