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Mellis Common
TypeNature reserve
LocationMellis, Suffolk
OS gridTM100746
Area59 hectares
Managed bySuffolk Wildlife Trust

Mellis Common is a 59 hectare nature reserve in Mellis in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.

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.

There is access from Mellis Road.

References

  1. ^ "Mellis Common". Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 August 2017.

52°20′N 1°05′E / 52.33°N 1.08°E / 52.33; 1.08

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