Mellis Common Explained

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.

References

52.33°N 1.08°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mellis Common . Suffolk Wildlife Trust . 3 August 2017.