Coldham's Common is a 49.3 hectare
Local Nature Reserve in
Cambridge. It is owned and managed by
Cambridge City Council.
This site has areas of unimproved grassland, which have anthills of
yellow meadow ant
The yellow meadow ant (''Lasius flavus''), also known as the yellow hill ant, is a species of ant occurring in Europe (where it is one of the most common ants), Asia, and North Africa. Populations in North America are now considered a different, ...
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[ There is also scrub and woodland. Flora include spiny rest harrow, upright brome and ]bee orchid Bee orchid is a common name for several orchids and may refer to:
*'' Cottonia peduncularis'', a species of orchid from India and Sri Lanka
*'' Diuris carinata'', a species of orchid from the south-west of Western Australia
*'' Ida barringtoniae'', ...
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References
External links
Friends of Coldham's Common
Local Nature Reserves in Cambridgeshire
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