Old Ironstone Works, Mells

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Old Ironstone Works, Mells (grid reference ST738488) is a 0.25 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, south of the village of Mells in Somerset, notified in 1987. The site is a ruined ironstone works, and is now used as a breeding site by horseshoe bats.

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The site is used by both Greater and Lesser Horseshoe Bats. The roofspace of the former works building is used as a breeding roost in summer by large numbers of Greater Horseshoes, and smaller numbers of Lesser Horseshoes. Disused flues, and tunnels in a low cliff are used for hibernation.

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