Malling Down

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]

Malling Down
Type	Nature reserve
Location	Lewes, East Sussex
OS grid	TQ423112
Area	85 hectares (210 acres)
Managed by	Sussex Wildlife Trust

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]