Mellis Common | |
Type: | Nature reserve |
Grid Ref Uk: | TM100746 |
Location: | Mellis, Suffolk |
Area: | 59 hectares |
Manager: | 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.