Malling Down

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Malling Down
Malling Down Nature Reserve (geograph 2742190).jpg
TypeNature reserve
LocationLewes, East Sussex
OS gridTQ423112
Area85 hectares (210 acres)
Managed bySussex Wildlife Trust

Malling Down is an 85-hectare (210-acre) nature reserve on the eastern outskirts of Lewes in East Sussex. It is managed by the Sussex Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of Lewes Downs, which is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[2] Special Area of Conservation[3] and Site of Special Scientific Interest.[4]

The South Downs site is chalk grassland, which is one of Britain's richest habitats for flowers. There are many orchids including the widespread common spotted and fragrant and rarer ones such as the musk and frog orchid.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Malling Down". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  2. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 116–17. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Lewes Downs". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Designated Sites View: Lewes Down". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Malling Down Reserve Profile". Sussex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 15 August 2019.

Coordinates: 50°52′59″N 0°01′19″E / 50.883°N 0.022°E / 50.883; 0.022

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