Sudbury Common Lands is a 50.3 hectare
Local Nature Reserve in
Sudbury Sudbury may refer to:
Places Australia
* Sudbury Reef, Queensland
Canada
* Greater Sudbury, Ontario (official name; the city continues to be known simply as Sudbury for most purposes)
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in
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...
. It is owned and managed by the Sudbury Common Lands Charity.
This site has ancient wetland with ponds and ditches, and there are locally uncommon species such as
flowering rush
''Butomus'' is the only known genus in the plant family Butomaceae, native to Europe and Asia. It is considered invasive in some parts of the United States.
Taxonomy
The Butomaceae family has been recognized by most taxonomists as a plant ...
,
tubular water-dropwort and
round-fruited rush. There is also grassland which has never been ploughed, and it has diverse grasses and wildflowers.
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There is access from Melford Road.
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References
{{Local Nature Reserves in Suffolk
Local Nature Reserves in Suffolk
Sudbury, Suffolk